Al Sobh Surname
Approximately 625 people bear this surname
Al Sobh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 225 | 1:117,446 | 6,557 |
| Palestine | 198 | 1:22,974 | 3,455 |
| Syria | 189 | 1:102,122 | 3,381 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Al Sobh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sobh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Sobh has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sobh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 520,629th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sobh live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Levant.
The surname is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 117,446. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Dhale Governorate, where 71 percent live, Aden Governorate, where 26 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent live. Other than Yemen this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 32 percent live and Syria, where 30 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sob | 92 | 2 | / |
| Al Soub | 86 | 6 | / |
| Al Shoeb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Sab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Al Saab | 71 | 514 | / |
| Al Shub | 71 | 386 | / |
| Al Shab | 71 | 9 | / |
| Al-Soub | 71 | 8 | / |
| Al Shaw | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Sabt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Saeb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Soob | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sabz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaab | 67 | 259 | / |
| Al Shawh | 67 | 200 | / |
| Al Sahab | 67 | 75 | / |
| Al Sheeb | 67 | 41 | / |
| Al Sahaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Al Sioff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Al Shaff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Shabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Sobh
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