Soulai Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Soulai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Soulai (30) may also be a first name.
Soulai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soulai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soulai (Oriya: େସୗଲାଇ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soulai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. Soulai occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Soulai are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 30 people.
The surname Soulai is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 72 percent are found, North Region, where 13 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 21 percent are found and Niger, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soulai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soulai in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୗଲାଇ | esala'i | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Soulai
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