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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 most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant: Šoul. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Soul is the 158,213^th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,638,503 people. The surname Soul occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Soul reside; 37 percent reside in Southern Africa and 37 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 87,296^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 5,832 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 992 people, or 1 in 54,615. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside, North West, where 26 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists 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 occurrence of Soul has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soul Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Soul last name is principally 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.