Soulay Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Soulay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Niger | 132 | 1:145,394 | 5,367 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Soulay (98) may also be a first name.
Soulay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soulay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soulay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻟﻲ) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Soulay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soulay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 885,573rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Soulay reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 98 people.
This last name is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Other than Morocco this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 43 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soulay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soulay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻟﻲ | swly | - |
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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 Soulay
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