Shobah Surname
Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname
Shobah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,090 | 1:121,330 | 12,237 |
| United Arab Emirates | 310 | 1:29,556 | 3,247 |
| Yemen | 120 | 1:220,211 | 8,913 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shobah (269) may also be a first name.
Shobah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shobah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shobah (Marathi: शोभा) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shobah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 258,090th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,778,719 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shobah reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shobah is also the 542,091st most widespread forename in the world, held by 269 people.
It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,090 people, or 1 in 121,330. In Indonesia Shobah is most frequent in: East Java, where 41 percent reside, West Java, where 28 percent reside and Central Java, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Shobah occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shobah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shobah in the Marathi language | ||
| शोभा | sobha | 90 |
| शोबाह | sobaha | 10 |
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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 Shobah
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