Soløy Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Soløy Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the Norwegian word soløy, which means 'sun's island'.
Soløy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 156 | 1:32,963 | 4,617 |
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'.
- soloy93Soløy Demographics
Average Soløy Salary in
Norway
311,906 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Soløy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soløy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soløy is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Soly, Šoly or Šolý. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soløy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Soløy are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Soløy is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 32,963. In Norway Soløy is most frequent in: Northern Norway, where 61 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 27 percent reside and Western Norway, where 9 percent reside.
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.
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Footnotes
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