Explore the Family Name Soltani

The meaning of Soltani

1. Iranian: from the Persian adjective solṭānī ‘pertaining to a sultan’, or a surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Soltan. 2. Muslim (Maghreb): variant of Arabic Sultani. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ali, Roya, Abbas, Amir, Bahram, Ebrahim, Hassan, Mohammed, Nader, Rahim, Sepehr, Ahmad.

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How common is the last name Soltani in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Soltani has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 37,881 in popularity with 551 people carrying this surname, representing a proportion of 0.2 per 100,000 people. A decade later, the rank improved to 30,101, with an impressive increase of 20.54%. The total count also rose to 779, marking a substantial growth of 41.38%. By 2010, the proportion per 100,000 individuals had risen to 0.26, indicating a 30% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,881	#30,101	20.54%
Count	551	779	41.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.26	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Soltani

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Soltani, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as White, with the percentage increasing from 78.77% in 2000 to 81.26% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased slightly from 15.79% to 13.61%. Individuals identifying as Hispanic also decreased from 3.99% to 3.08%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander identity at 1.54% in 2010. There were no reported individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.77%	81.26%	3.16%
Two or More Races	15.79%	13.61%	-13.81%
Hispanic	3.99%	3.08%	-22.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.54%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%