View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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

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

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

This surname is the 158,213^th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,638,503 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Soul live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 87,296^th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,832 people.

It is most numerous 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 reside, North West, where 26 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Soul Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Soul has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soul Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Soul last name is chiefly 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.