How common is the surname Soliman?

3,189 people in the United States had the surname Soliman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,816 Americans. It ranked 10,099th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Soliman?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Soliman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Soliman?

Angelo Soliman, African slaved person, followed by Sam Soliman.

Where is the surname Soliman most common?

Wikidata records people named Soliman in Australia.

Is the surname Soliman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,189 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Soliman

A Spanish patronymic surname, carried by 3,189 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Soliman is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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

Soliman is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,189 people named Soliman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,816 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,230.

#10,099

rank among US surnames

3,189

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+43%

change since 2000 (was #12,716)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,090	Koziol	3,194	96,664
#10,092	Mines	3,193	96,694
#10,095	Perrault	3,190	96,785
#10,099	Standish	3,189	96,816
#10,103	Genao	3,188	96,846
#10,107	Calabro	3,187	96,877

Who is named Soliman

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

72% of people named Soliman identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Solimans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Angelo Soliman
African slaved person, 1721–1796
Sam Soliman
Australian boxer, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Soliman

Soliman has the Soundex code S455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S455.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Soliman come from?: Anglicization and Filipino form of Spanish Solimán, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān). Also an Arabic patronymic surname.
How common is the surname Soliman?: 3,189 people in the United States had the surname Soliman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,816 Americans. It ranked 10,099th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Soliman?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Soliman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Soliman?: Angelo Soliman, African slaved person, followed by Sam Soliman.
Where is the surname Soliman most common?: Wikidata records people named Soliman in Australia.
What type of surname is Soliman?: Soliman is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Soliman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,189 in 2010, up 43%.