Shobia Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Shobia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shobia (166) may also be a first name.
Shobia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shobia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shobia (Hindi: शोबिया) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shobia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shobia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shobia is the 3,602,217th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shobia reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 710,504th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 166 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 50 percent are found and Sindh, where 50 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 30 percent are found and Ukraine, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shobia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shobia in the Hindi language | ||
| शोबिया | sobiya | 75 |
| शोबया | sobaya | 25 |
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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 Shobia
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