Saoba Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Saoba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Saoba (291) may also be a first name.
Saoba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saoba (Marathi: साओबा) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saoba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saoba is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Saoba is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Saoba live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 291 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Saoba is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 88 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 29 percent are found and Taiwan, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saoba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saoba in the Marathi language | ||
| साओबा | sa'oba | 50 |
| संबा | samba | 50 |
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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 Saoba
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