Find out how popular the last name Soliman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Soliman.

Soliman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Soliman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Soliman in America

Soliman is the 10099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Soliman surname appeared 3,189 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Soliman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Soliman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Soliman

The surname Soliman has its origins in the Arabic and Persian name 'Sulayman', which is derived from the Semitic root 'slm' meaning 'peace'. It is the Arabic variation of the biblical name Solomon. The name first appeared in Muslim-ruled regions of the Middle East and North Africa during the medieval period.

Soliman is believed to have spread across Europe through the Ottoman Empire, particularly during the 16th and 17th centuries when the Ottomans controlled much of the Balkans and parts of Central Europe. Early records of the name can be found in regions that were once under Ottoman rule, such as parts of modern-day Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Soliman is found in the 14th century Ottoman chronicles, where it refers to Sultan Suleyman I, also known as Suleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566), the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. His reign saw the empire reaching its peak in terms of territorial expansion and cultural achievements.

Another notable bearer of the name was Soliman the Magnificent's grandson, Sultan Ahmed I (1590-1617), who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. During his reign, the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul was constructed.

In the 18th century, a French adventurer and writer named Soliman Aga (1720-1796) became famous for his travels and writings about the Middle East and North Africa. His real name was Nicholas Aga, but he adopted the name Soliman upon his conversion to Islam.

In the 19th century, Soliman Pasha (1788-1860) was an Ottoman statesman and military leader who served as the Governor of the Eyalet of Sidon (modern-day Lebanon) and played a crucial role in the Ottoman–Egyptian conflict.

More recently, Soliman Hatem (1922-2017) was an Egyptian diplomat and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Soliman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Soliman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Soliman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Soliman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Soliman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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