Solomon

surname · Latin script

Meaning: from the male personal name Solomon, the English form of Hebrew Shelomo, based on shalom 'peace'

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/sɑləmən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Solomon is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nigeria than in any other country, where it is the 84th most common surname.

rarermore common
  • NGNigeria≈1 in 925(inferred from the name graph)
  • GHGhana≈1 in 1.7K
  • ZASouth Africa≈1 in 3.2K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Nigeria (inferred from the name graph)

≈230,000 people, est.

5 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
522 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 910 (inferred from the name graph)

Guyana

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

SolomonLatin(measured from records)
სოლომონGeorgian(measured from records)
โซโลมอนThai(measured from records)
솔로몬Hangul(measured from records)
ΣολομωνGreek(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

from the male personal name Solomon, the English form of Hebrew Shelomo, based on shalom 'peace'.

Sources 1

  • Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Solomon counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Solomon is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
NG Nigeria#84≈230,000 est.≈1 in 925—Solomon133
US United States#56646,5341 in 7.1K47KSolomon522
PH Philippines#215≈26,000 est.≈1 in 4.1K—Solomon99
ZA South Africa#326≈18,000 est.≈1 in 3.2K—Solomon110
GH Ghana#95≈17,000 est.≈1 in 1.7K—Solomon95
GY Guyana—8241 in 910824—7

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Solomon is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Solomōn, Solomón

  • Hebrew given name27 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Israel, Ethiopia, Morocco, United States

    Languages: Hebrew, Amharic, Indonesian

    Also written שלמה, סלומון, Shlomo, סולומון, ሰለሞን

  • Russian given name16 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, United States, Kazakhstan

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish

    Also written Соломон, Саламон, Соломона, Solomōn, Solomṓn

  • Arabic surname6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Egypt, United States, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates

    Languages: Arabic, Maltese

    Also written Sõlômòñ, Sólomon, Solòmoñ, Solòmon

  • a separate surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India, Ethiopia, United Kingdom

    Also written Sölómôñ

73 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Solomon is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • Solomon derives from the Hebrew root 'shalom' meaning 'peace' or 'peaceable'. Jedidiah means 'Beloved of Yah' (Yahweh).

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'peace', historically associated with wisdom, wealth, and leadership.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • In Jewish and Christian theology, Solomon represents the archetype of divine wisdom and the builder of God's dwelling place among men. In Islam, he is revered as a major prophet (Sulayman) who possessed authority over spirits and nature.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • In English, Wise peaceful son of David; in the Bible see Shalom

    as a nameBaby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

  • Biblical name (Hebrew Shlomo, derived from shalom ‘peace’), borne by one of the great kings of Israel, son of David and Bathsheba, who was legendary for his wisdom (2 Samuel 12-24; 1 Kings 1-11; 2

    as a nameA concise dictionary of first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1700180019002000Haym Solomon, b. 1740Peter Benenson, b. 1921Herbie Mann, b. 1930Bruce Solomon, b. 1944Harold Solomon, b. 1952Susan Solomon, b. 1956Ed Solomon, b. 1960Andrew Solomon, b. 1963Courtney Solomon, b. 1971Manor Solomon, b. 1999

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mr Solomon,
InformalHi Solomon,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 112 sources across 57 countries.

Official registers attesting Solomon
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202026K#1,371
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)2025767—
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202072#1,371

Reference works 9

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Solomon mean, and where does it come from?
from the male personal name Solomon, the English form of Hebrew Shelomo, based on shalom 'peace'. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
What are other forms of the name Solomon?
In the etymology graph, Saleem, Sulaiman and Salama are forms of the same name in other languages.
How do you pronounce Solomon?
A machine transcription gives /sɑləmən/ (IPA) for English.
How common is the name Solomon?
In the United States, the national register counted 46,534 people named Solomon in 2010, about 1 in 7.1 thousand residents.
How common is Solomon compared with other names?
In Nigeria, Solomon is the 84th most common surname of 346,007 surnames recorded there.
In which country does Solomon have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 231 thousand people named Solomon in Nigeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled solomon.
Where is Solomon most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Solomon is densest in Guyana — about 1 in 910 people — even though Nigeria holds more of our records for it.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Solomon” — the 84th most common surname in Nigeria. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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