Al Sobhy Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Sobhy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sobhy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen6751:39,1493,411
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Sobhy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Sobhy occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al Sobhy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sobhy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,389th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. Al Sobhy occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sobhy are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 675 people, or 1 in 39,149. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Lahij Governorate, where 23 percent are found, Dhale Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Yemen this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Lebanon, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Sobhy
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