Seol Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Korea

Seol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
South Korea2111:242,845196
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Canada401:921,14070,350
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
India121:63,922,115578,870
China91:151,924,6187,954
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Šeol (15) are calculated separately.

Seol (2,680) may also be a first name.

Seol Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seol Come From? nationality or country of origin

Seol (Oriya: େସଓଲ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šeol. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seol? popularity and diffusion

It is the 491,125th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. The surname Seol occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Seol reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Seol is also the 141,565th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 2,680 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 1,535,843. In The United States Seol is most numerous in: California, where 35 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Seol occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Seol Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seol are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

The amount Seol earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $51,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $49,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeol9215/
Seoul89244/
Sehol8944/
Sejol8936/
Seole8916/
Seiol894/
Seyol892/
Seoyl891/
Seold891/
Shejol801,241/
Sehoul80919/
Seoule8038/
Seholt8016/
Shehol8011/
Sehgol806/
Sheole805/
Seholl803/
Seaoul802/
Scheol802/
Seioel801/
Sheoul801/
Seioul801/
Seyoul801/
Seheol801/
Seijol801/
Seohle801/
Seolle800/
Seaolt800/
Sheold800/
Sheoll800/
Seal7546,578/
Ceol75547/
Jeol75442/
Geol75149/
Zeol752/
Syol751/
Seaholt7312/
Sehhoul734/
Sehoule732/
Scheoll731/
Seihoul731/
Seejool731/
Siehold731/
Shejool731/
Seoille730/
Sajol679,971/
Sojol672,075/
Sehal67611/
Shchehol67516/
Seall67301/
Sayol67273/
Sheal67212/
Sejul67189/
Soyol67113/
Sihol67105/
Sehul67100/
Suyol6789/
Saiol6778/
Cheol6757/
Sujol6755/
Sceal6743/
Seyul6736/
Djeol6736/
Ceole6721/
Zeyol6715/
Shiol6712/
Geole6710/
Ceyol678/
Ségol678/
Sieal674/
Zeole673/
Jeoul673/
Seeal672/
Zheol672/
Ceoil672/
Seaal672/
Sojul671/
Ceolh671/
Shyol671/
Soyul671/
Seihoule671/
Syoll671/
Geuol671/
Zeoll671/
Soiol671/
Geoll671/
Zeold671/
Schegiol671/
Syole671/
Sealh671/
Jeoyl671/
Seahl670/

Seol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seol in the Oriya language
େସଓଲesa'ola85.71
େସଓଳesa'ola14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seol
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