Surname ソウル (Soul 
, Soule 
, ソウル 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen ソウル is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common surname, Benin, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cameroon. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Cameroon, and France. Also, ソウル is the forename as well as the last name.