Soløy Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Soløy Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Norwegian word soløy, which means 'sun's island'.

Soløy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1561:32,9634,617

The alternate forms: Soly (5,838), Šoly (1) & Šolý (6) are calculated separately.

Soløy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Norwegian word soløy, which means 'sun's island'.

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Soløy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Soløy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Soløy is most common in Norway. It may be found as: Soly, Šoly or Šolý. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soløy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Soløy is the 1,398,030th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Soløy live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 32,963. In Norway Soløy is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 27 percent are found and Western Norway, where 9 percent are found.

Soløy Last Name Statistics demography

Soløy earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning 311,906 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soly965,838/
Solhøy9123/
Šoly891/
Šolý816/
Solly807,900/
Soley803,948/
Soliy803,277/
Souly803,119/
Solay801,280/
Solhy80460/
Solya80425/
Soloy80405/
Sooly80372/
Sholy80261/
Sohly8064/
Sioly8030/
Solyi8010/
Soily809/
Szoly806/
Solyt802/
Soluy801/
Solyo801/
Seløy801/
Solyz801/
Souley73234,961/
Shoily733,335/
Solley732,178/
Sholly73995/
Sooley73832/
Soilay73633/
Shouly73424/
Soulay73304/
Soully73215/
Soilly73193/
Sholey73173/
Solloy73169/
Soloyd73164/
Sholay73108/
Scoley7393/
Solyst7381/
Souloy7362/
Solhøi7353/
Solhøj7349/
Solaiy7347/
Solaya7346/
Sholya7329/
Solych7320/
Sollay7318/
Soiley7316/
Solyai738/
Soeliy737/
Scholy735/
Solyts735/
Soyley735/
Souliy734/
Shoely733/
Suoley733/
Soilyo733/
Solgay733/
Sholiy732/
Souluy732/
Szolya732/
Scolay731/
Scooly731/
Sioloy731/
Soleyh731/
Solooy731/
Solysp731/
Soulya731/
Zsolya731/
Solahy731/
Solays731/
Solhay731/
Soilya731/
Soylay731/
Shooly731/
Sotloy731/
Solhys731/
Solaay731/
Sholyp731/
Sholys731/
Sohley730/
Soeley730/
Soolay730/
Sioley730/
Sola6777,609/
Sole6735,008/
Soli6712,194/
Saly676,141/
Scholey672,360/
Solé67885/
Sousley67479/
Scollay67428/
Scholly67385/
Sholley67382/
Solá67282/
Süly67123/
Sály67121/
Suly67118/
Soulley67110/
Scolley6794/
Zoly6791/
Säly6759/
Souyley6758/
Szolgay6744/
Shotley6734/
Ssouley6723/
Souleey6718/
Schooly6717/
Shoolay6713/
Souleyt6713/
Sholaya6712/
Shouley6710/
Shollay6710/
Szouley679/
Souleyh677/
Solê677/
Solè676/
Soulehy675/
Scooley674/
Schoely674/
Shooley673/
Solahiy673/
Sosilly672/
Zsolhay672/
Shoutly672/
Solahay671/
Solj671/
Solouhy671/
Shoulay671/
Hsouley671/
Sollyst671/
Soloaya671/
Solí671/
Sjolyst671/
Shoolly671/
Shoully671/
Solleys671/
Solly's671/
Soolyoy671/
Soselly671/
Southly670/
Soutley670/
Scohley670/
Scoolay670/

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