Soul Surname
Approximately 2,762 people bear this surname
Soul Surname Definition:
Peter de la Sole, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard atte Sole, Kent, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSoul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 992 | 1:54,615 | 6,941 |
| Algeria | 435 | 1:88,808 | 13,668 |
| Nigeria | 336 | 1:527,211 | 25,962 |
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| Iran | 191 | 1:402,003 | 25,767 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 173 | 1:140,898 | 12,691 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
The alternate forms: Šoul (84) are calculated separately.
Soul (5,832) may also be a first name.
Soul Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sole,' i.e. pond. 'Sole, a pond. Kent' (Halliwell). This solution is proved by the instances furnished below:
Peter de la Sole, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard atte Sole, Kent, ibid.
John de Soles, Kent, ibid.
1665. Married — John Knowler and Susanna Sole: Canterbury Cath.
1690. — John Swaine and Margaret Sole: ibid.
For Sole, q.v.
(English) Dweller at, or near, a muddy pond.
1. Two small rivers in Scotland are so called. 2. Sola and Sol were German names of the VIII. and IX. centuries. Ferguson. One Sol was a tenant in Herefordshire before the making of Domesday.
Not improbably from Soulle, a town and river in the department of La Manche in Normandy.
1. From the Scripture name Saul. 2. From Saul, name of a parish of England, co. Gloucester, and of a parish of Ireland, co. Down. 3. From Soulle, a town of France, dep. La Manclie. 4. The same as Seal, Seale; from root of Counsell, which see. compare Shrubsole, Plimsaul, Plimsoll; and see also Sale, Sales.
Soul Demographics
Average Soul Salary in
England
£28,244
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Soul Last Name Facts
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) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Šoul. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soul? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soul is the 158,213th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,638,503 people. This surname is mostly found 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 87,296th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 5,832 people.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 992 people, or 1 in 54,615. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live, North West, where 26 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Soul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soul has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Soul 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 adherence of those bearing the Soul surname 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šoul | 92 | 84 | / |
| Soule | 89 | 68,341 | / |
| Shoul | 89 | 989 | / |
| Souel | 89 | 50 | / |
| Sohul | 89 | 29 | / |
| Sould | 89 | 12 | / |
| Xsoul | 89 | 4 | / |
| Soull | 89 | 1 | / |
| Souël | 89 | 1 | / |
| Soujl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sol | 86 | 76,766 | / |
| Sul | 86 | 16,217 | / |
| Souele | 80 | 258 | / |
| Saouel | 80 | 172 | / |
| Soulle | 80 | 88 | / |
| Soujol | 80 | 63 | / |
| Should | 80 | 49 | / |
| Sougli | 80 | 36 | / |
| Shoule | 80 | 16 | / |
| Soucil | 80 | 16 | / |
| Souell | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shouel | 80 | 12 | / |
| Soutil | 80 | 7 | / |
| Schoul | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ssoule | 80 | 4 | / |
| Soutel | 80 | 4 | / |
| Souyal | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sousel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shoull | 80 | 2 | / |
| Souyle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Seioul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seyoul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Souial | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sousil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hshoul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shohul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shoulh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sousll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soujal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shouhl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shoulp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sousle | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sule | 75 | 335,895 | / |
| Saul | 75 | 43,395 | / |
| Sole | 75 | 35,008 | / |
| Sool | 75 | 29,959 | / |
| Solt | 75 | 4,858 | / |
| Solh | 75 | 4,065 | / |
| Soll | 75 | 3,609 | / |
| Shul | 75 | 3,566 | / |
| Sohl | 75 | 3,121 | / |
| Seul | 75 | 2,576 | / |
| Suel | 75 | 2,266 | / |
| Szul | 75 | 1,990 | / |
| Sult | 75 | 1,923 | / |
| Shol | 75 | 1,218 | / |
| Suhl | 75 | 979 | / |
| Soel | 75 | 745 | / |
| Sold | 75 | 631 | / |
| Soil | 75 | 543 | / |
| Sull | 75 | 502 | / |
| Zoul | 75 | 482 | / |
| Suil | 75 | 445 | / |
| Siol | 75 | 389 | / |
| Sulh | 75 | 253 | / |
| Szol | 75 | 223 | / |
| Siul | 75 | 139 | / |
| Sulp | 75 | 91 | / |
| Sjol | 75 | 84 | / |
| Suul | 75 | 66 | / |
| Suld | 75 | 52 | / |
| Solø | 75 | 26 | / |
| Sotl | 75 | 21 | / |
| Susl | 75 | 21 | / |
| Suol | 75 | 14 | / |
| Sjul | 75 | 9 | / |
| Soyl | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hsul | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sgul | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sgol | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jsol | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sutl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ssul | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sosl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xoul | 75 | 1 | / |
| Solë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sojl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suyl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schoult | 73 | 79 | / |
| Schouel | 73 | 70 | / |
| Soulova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Soutell | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shajoul | 73 | 5 | / |
| Soulová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shouell | 73 | 2 | / |
| Souhiel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Souelle | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schould | 73 | 1 | / |
| Southll | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soutlet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schoule | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souchel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shousel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shoutel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seihoul | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suouele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaouel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shouldt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schoull | 73 | 0 | / |
| Souggel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Choul | 67 | 31,393 | / |
| Sulle | 67 | 23,633 | / |
| Shull | 67 | 13,174 | / |
| Sutil | 67 | 10,083 | / |
| Sajol | 67 | 9,971 | / |
| Suyal | 67 | 5,544 | / |
| Saule | 67 | 3,385 | / |
| Soyal | 67 | 3,192 | / |
| Shaul | 67 | 3,122 | / |
| Shole | 67 | 3,040 | / |
| Solle | 67 | 2,668 | / |
| Sogli | 67 | 2,305 | / |
| Sojol | 67 | 2,075 | / |
| Sotil | 67 | 1,846 | / |
| Sajul | 67 | 1,824 | / |
| Sholl | 67 | 1,808 | / |
| Schol | 67 | 1,800 | / |
| Schul | 67 | 1,508 | / |
| Shule | 67 | 1,339 | / |
| Shoel | 67 | 1,203 | / |
| Susil | 67 | 1,155 | / |
| Soile | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Sotel | 67 | 873 | / |
| Sojal | 67 | 867 | / |
| Sahul | 67 | 840 | / |
| Suell | 67 | 689 | / |
| Soyel | 67 | 555 | / |
| Soole | 67 | 552 | / |
| Sutel | 67 | 536 | / |
| Susel | 67 | 489 | / |
| Soell | 67 | 447 | / |
| Saull | 67 | 429 | / |
| Seule | 67 | 429 | / |
| Shult | 67 | 404 | / |
| Shuel | 67 | 376 | / |
| Shold | 67 | 333 | / |
| Sayol | 67 | 273 | / |
| Soehl | 67 | 252 | / |
| Suyel | 67 | 251 | / |
| Shoil | 67 | 209 | / |
| Shuul | 67 | 173 | / |
| Siole | 67 | 165 | / |
| Sujal | 67 | 162 | / |
| Shool | 67 | 150 | / |
| Soyol | 67 | 113 | / |
| Sulph | 67 | 106 | / |
| Szule | 67 | 100 | / |
| Suyol | 67 | 89 | / |
| Sowel | 67 | 88 | / |
| Siyol | 67 | 84 | / |
| Saiol | 67 | 78 | / |
| Soldt | 67 | 69 | / |
| Szoll | 67 | 67 | / |
| Saiul | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sucel | 67 | 65 | / |
| Szold | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sujol | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sugli | 67 | 53 | / |
| Sauel | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sauld | 67 | 46 | / |
| Sjoel | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sejol | 67 | 36 | / |
| Seyul | 67 | 36 | / |
| Søhol | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sheul | 67 | 32 | / |
| Suehl | 67 | 32 | / |
| Suile | 67 | 29 | / |
| Soğle | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sosil | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sayul | 67 | 19 | / |
| Szull | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sušel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shuhl | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sholt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Seual | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ssule | 67 | 16 | / |
| Solåt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shgul | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shohl | 67 | 13 | / |
| Seuel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Šoule | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sholh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soihl | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sujel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sgoll | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sujil | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soiil | 67 | 11 | / |
| Siohl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soyle | 67 | 9 | / |
| Seull | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soial | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shuld | 67 | 8 | / |
| Åshol | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sulhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Suiel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Szult | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shuil | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sosel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soold | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seulh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suiil | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sottl | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seiol | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sojil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Solph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suole | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zouel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sjuld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Susle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Solhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shuol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soelh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sohll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Socel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoull | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seuhl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seuil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seyol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suhyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sucil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suldt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sujle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Socil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soldh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szaul | 67 | 2 | / |
| Solll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjaul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soljs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shotl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgoel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suial | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sutll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sultt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sudtl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soldì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suijl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soulehed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssosl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saulė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sausl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seihoule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sullt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sußel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sojel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suitl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schouell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sijol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soitl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soolt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjoll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suysl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sutld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Susyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sutyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Su'lp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sholp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sulhs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shutl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Soild | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schouldt | 67 | 0 | / |
Soul Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soul in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻝ | swl | - |
| Soul in the Bengali language | ||
| শৌল | saula | - |
| Soul in the Hindi language | ||
| सोउल | so'ula | - |
| Soul in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଉଲି | sa'uli | - |
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Footnotes
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