# Soliman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/soliman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish, an anglicization and Filipino form of Solimán, or transliteration of the Arabic surname سليمان.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,189 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,099 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 96,816 people |
| Change since 2000 | +43% (2,230 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicization and Filipino form of Spanish Solimán, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān). Also an Arabic patronymic surname.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Soliman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 15% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Soliman in Australia.

## People named Soliman

- Angelo Soliman, African slaved person
- Sam Soliman, Australian boxer

## Similar surnames

Solomon, Selman, Salman, Sellman, Suleiman, Soloman, Silliman, Sulaiman, Sloman, Shulman, Skillman, Salmon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.