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'.
- akahsSoltan Demographics
Average Soltan Salary in
United States
$47,130 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soltan? popularity and diffusion
Soltan is the 13,206th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 171,904 people. The surname Soltan occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Soltan are found; 62 percent are found in North Africa and 61 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 67,085th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,728 people.
Soltan is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 25,657 people, or 1 in 3,583. Barring Egypt this surname exists 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 incidence of Soltan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soltan last name increased 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soltan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Soltan last name is principally 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 surname are 4.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.35% registered with the 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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