Solís Surname
Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname
Solís Surname Definition:
One who came from Solis (sunny place), in Spain.
From the latin "solis" - the sun. Hence someone who lives in an area with sunlight.
Found in Asturias and in Ávila. Name of village near Oviedo. Of unknown meaning and etymology.
Read More About This SurnameSolís Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 805 | 1:154,194 | 4,701 |
| Spain | 314 | 1:148,892 | 11,023 |
| Panama | 84 | 1:46,574 | 2,313 |
| Guatemala | 66 | 1:243,677 | 4,144 |
| Costa Rica | 64 | 1:74,689 | 1,428 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| Puerto Rico | 40 | 1:88,753 | 1,516 |
| Colombia | 36 | 1:1,327,058 | 10,324 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 1:1,327,054 | 6,143 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Solis (666,207), Soliš (9), Sólis (4) & Soliś (1) are calculated separately.
Solís Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Solis (sunny place), in Spain.
From the latin "solis" - the sun. Hence someone who lives in an area with sunlight.
Found in Asturias and in Ávila. Name of village near Oviedo. Of unknown meaning and etymology.
Solís could be a patronymic of Sol.
Andalusian name.
User-submitted Reference
Solís is a Spanish surname meaning 'son of the sun'.
- qwertzuiopSolís Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Solís Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Solís has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can also be found as a variant: Solis, Soliš, Sólis or Soliś. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Solís? popularity and diffusion
The last name Solís is the 243,312th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,446,337 people. The surname Solís is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Solís live; 51 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Hispano-North America.
This surname is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 154,194. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 20 percent live, México, where 10 percent live and Yucatán, where 8 percent live. Excluding Mexico this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 19 percent live and Panama, where 5 percent live.
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