Soule Surname
Approximately 68,341 people bear this surname
Soule Surname Definition:
Local. A small territory in France, between Beam and the Lower Navarre.
Soule Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 20,652 | 1:929 | 137 |
| Benin | 18,564 | 1:557 | 50 |
| United States | 8,523 | 1:42,527 | 5,220 |
| Comoros | 5,039 | 1:149 | 27 |
| Togo | 4,305 | 1:1,684 | 180 |
| Burkina Faso | 3,087 | 1:5,945 | 653 |
| Mauritania | 2,260 | 1:1,812 | 232 |
| France | 1,996 | 1:33,278 | 4,043 |
| Cameroon | 1,218 | 1:17,052 | 2,338 |
| Argentina | 738 | 1:57,918 | 4,918 |
| Canada | 330 | 1:111,653 | 11,929 |
| Mexico | 277 | 1:448,109 | 8,460 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Ivory Coast | 185 | 1:124,709 | 6,107 |
| South Africa | 177 | 1:306,089 | 29,333 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 1:132,410 | 4,291 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 67 | 1:363,811 | 22,769 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,827 | 1:17,764 | 2,263 |
The alternate forms: Soulé (1,409), Šoule (13) & Soulè (3) are calculated separately.
Soule (35,809) may also be a first name.
Soule Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. A small territory in France, between Beam and the Lower Navarre.
Soule Demographics
Average Soule Salary in
United States
$45,545 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soule Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soule Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soule (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻟﻪ, Marathi: सोनुले, Russian: Соуле) is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Soulé, Šoule or Soulè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soule? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,338th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 106,635 people. Soule is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Soule are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soule is also the 24,306th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 35,809 people.
Soule is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 20,652 people, or 1 in 929. In Niger it is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 53 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 35 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Soule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Soule has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soule surname grew 301 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soule Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Soule are 2.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.32% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Soule earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,697 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.72% more than the national average, earning R 327,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soule Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soule in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनुले | sonule | 50 |
| सोउले | so'ule | 50 |
| Soule in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻟﻪ | swlh | 49.66 |
| ﺳﻮﻝ | swl | 38.57 |
| ﺳﻮﻟﻰ | swly | 8.74 |
| ﺳﻮﻟﻲ | swly | 2.47 |
| ﺳﻮﻟﺔ | swlt | 0.22 |
| Soule in the Russian language | ||
| Соуле | soule | - |
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Soule Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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