How common is the surname Sola?

2,218 people in the United States had the surname Sola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,200 Americans. It ranked 13,654th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sola?

Hanna Sola, Belarusian biathlete, followed by Louis E. Sola.

Where is the surname Sola most common?

Wikidata records people named Sola in Belarus, the United States and Spain.

Is the surname Sola getting more or less common?

More common. 1,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,218 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Sola

A surname, carried by 2,218 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sola is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,218 people named Sola in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,200 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,859.

#13,654

rank among US surnames

2,218

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+19.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,664)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,646	Eid	2,219	139,137
#13,654	Victorino	2,218	139,200
#13,657	Gengler	2,217	139,263
#13,660	Fitzgibbon	2,216	139,326

Who is named Sola

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

50% of people named Sola identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 41%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.7%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Solas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hanna Sola
Belarusian biathlete, born 1996
Louis E. Sola
American politician, born 1968
Miguel Ángel Solá
Argentinian actor, born 1950

Notable Solas come mostly from Belarus (1), the United States (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sola

Sola has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

How common is the surname Sola?: 2,218 people in the United States had the surname Sola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,200 Americans. It ranked 13,654th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sola?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Sola identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sola?: Hanna Sola, Belarusian biathlete, followed by Louis E. Sola.
Where is the surname Sola most common?: Wikidata records people named Sola in Belarus, the United States and Spain.
Is the surname Sola getting more or less common?: More common. 1,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,218 in 2010, up 19%.