Soudan Surname
Approximately 2,734 people bear this surname
Soudan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,252 | 1:53,053 | 6,976 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Belgium | 401 | 1:28,670 | 4,609 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Soudan (1,299) may also be a first name.
Soudan Demographics
Average Soudan Salary in
United States
$49,604 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soudan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soudan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soudan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ, Hindi: सौदान, Marathi: सौदान) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soudan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 159,594th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,665,525 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Soudan live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Soudan is also the 218,348th most common forename world-wide, borne by 1,299 people.
The last name Soudan is most frequent in France, where it is held by 1,252 people, or 1 in 53,053. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 41 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent live. Besides France it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent live and Belgium, where 15 percent live.
Soudan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soudan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soudan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Soudan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Soudan last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the party.
Soudan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,604 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soudan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soudan in the Hindi language | ||
| सौदान | saudana | 99 |
| सौदन | saudana | 0.66 |
| सूदन | sudana | 0.17 |
| Soudan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ | alswdan | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻧﻲ | alswdany | 33.33 |
| Soudan in the Marathi language | ||
| सौदान | saudana | 50 |
| सेदान | sedana | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soudan
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