Soltan Surname
Approximately 42,393 people bear this surname
Soltan Surname User-submission:
The Soltanian surname stems from the surname Soltan, which means 'ruler' in Arabic. It is a prevalent surname given to descendants of royal families. Different suffixes were added to this surname, such as -ian, -zadeh, -I, to differentiate where the descendants are from.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 25,657 | 1:3,583 | 485 |
| Iran | 8,783 | 1:8,742 | 1,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,425 | 1:12,724 | 1,777 |
| Moldova | 1,345 | 1:2,648 | 352 |
| Belarus | 764 | 1:12,436 | 1,940 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Russia | 454 | 1:317,452 | 32,117 |
| Ukraine | 441 | 1:103,226 | 14,768 |
| United States | 390 | 1:929,382 | 69,672 |
| Romania | 234 | 1:85,803 | 10,001 |
| Turkey | 140 | 1:555,867 | 30,613 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Kazakhstan | 84 | 1:210,506 | 19,350 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Transnistria | 77 | 1:6,165 | 1,186 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Croatia | 64 | 1:66,072 | 12,005 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| Tunisia | 37 | 1:16,503 | 2,651 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Jamaica | 30 | 1:95,665 | 4,064 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Azerbaijan | 21 | 1:459,482 | 9,100 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Soltan (8,728) may also be a first name.
Soltan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Soltanian surname stems from the surname Soltan, which means 'ruler' in Arabic. It is a prevalent surname given to descendants of royal families. Different suffixes were added to this surname, such as -ian, -zadeh, -I, to differentiate where the descendants are from.
- Alexander Benjamin SoltanianSoltan means 'king' or 'emperor'.
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Soltan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soltan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soltan (Arabic: سولطان, Georgian: სოლტან, Oriya: େସାଲତାନ, Russian: Солтан) is most common in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soltan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Soltan is the 13,206th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 171,904 people. The last name Soltan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Soltan live; 62 percent live in North Africa and 61 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Soltan is also the 67,085th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 8,728 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 25,657 people, or 1 in 3,583. Outside of Egypt this last name occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 21 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.
Soltan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Soltan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soltan last name expanded 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 234 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soltan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Soltan last name are 4.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.35% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Soltan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.46% less than the national average, earning R 63,060 per year; in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,895 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soltan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soltan in the Georgian language | ||
| სოლტან | soltan | 88.89 |
| სოლთან | soltan | 11.11 |
| Soltan in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଲତାନ | esalatana | 68.42 |
| େସାଲ୍ତାନ୍ | esaltan | 15.79 |
| ସୁଲତାନା | sulatana | 5.26 |
| ସୁଲତାନ | sulatana | 5.26 |
| େସାଲତାନା | esalatana | 5.26 |
| Soltan in the Russian language | ||
| Солтан | soltan | - |
| Soltan in the Arabic language | ||
| سولطان | swltan | - |
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