174.33 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Soul Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Soul (Bengali: শৌল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻝ, Hindi: सोउल, Oriya: ସାଉଲି) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Šoul. For other possible spellings of Soul click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soul? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 158,213^th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,638,503 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Soul live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Soul is also the 87,296^th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 5,832 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 992 people, or 1 in 54,615. In South Africa Soul is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found, North West, where 26 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Soul Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Soul has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soul Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Soul earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning R 118,632 per year and in Canada they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $54,826 CAD per year.