Nsobya Surname

185,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nsobya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsobya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,2861:17,0782,639
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Nsobya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsobya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsobya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,106th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,182,334 people. The surname Nsobya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsobya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,286 people, or 1 in 17,078. In Uganda Nsobya is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 32 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Luweero District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Nsobya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsoobya923/
Nshobya921/
Nsobia832/
Nsobea831/
Nsabya831/
Njobia6711/
Nzobea674/
Nsubia674/
Nzobia673/
Njabya673/
Ndjobia6222/
Nsaweya629/
Nsebeha621/
N'Zobia621/
Nsampya621/
Nzabaaya571/
N'Zoubia571/
Ndjoweya571/
Njabia5014/
Nzavya501/
Nzabea501/
Njowea501/

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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 Nsobya
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