Sob Surname
Approximately 2,642 people bear this surname
Sob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,709 | 1:12,153 | 1,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 232 | 1:99,445 | 5,178 |
| Iraq | 141 | 1:248,381 | 5,326 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| Lebanon | 51 | 1:110,531 | 6,285 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Taiwan | 43 | 1:545,227 | 4,074 |
| Latvia | 33 | 1:62,123 | 9,312 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Cambodia | 19 | 1:815,113 | 5,006 |
| Ukraine | 17 | 1:2,677,806 | 165,194 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
The alternate forms: Šob (44) are calculated separately.
Sob (864) may also be a first name.
Sob Demographics
Sob Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sob (Arabic: صوب, Bengali: সোব, Hindi: सोब, Marathi: सोब, Russian: Соб) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šob. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sob? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 164,227th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,758,344 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Sob are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sob is also the 276,958th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 864 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,709 people, or 1 in 12,153. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside, West Region, where 25 percent reside and Centre Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent reside and Iraq, where 5 percent reside.
Sob Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Syriac Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
Sob earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.04% less than the national average, earning $34,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šob | 89 | 44 | / |
| Sobh | 86 | 47,082 | / |
| Soeb | 86 | 2,076 | / |
| Soib | 86 | 806 | / |
| Soub | 86 | 182 | / |
| Sohb | 86 | 160 | / |
| Sobt | 86 | 140 | / |
| Shob | 86 | 76 | / |
| Soyb | 86 | 48 | / |
| Soob | 86 | 37 | / |
| Siob | 86 | 26 | / |
| Sobs | 86 | 17 | / |
| Sgob | 86 | 17 | / |
| Suob | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jsob | 86 | 3 | / |
| Scob | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sjob | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hsob | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xsob | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zsob | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sobz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sotb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sojb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shoeb | 75 | 12,211 | / |
| Sobhh | 75 | 6,479 | / |
| Shoib | 75 | 4,037 | / |
| Shobh | 75 | 3,856 | / |
| Schob | 75 | 894 | / |
| Shoub | 75 | 390 | / |
| Shoob | 75 | 250 | / |
| Shoyb | 75 | 70 | / |
| Soubh | 75 | 49 | / |
| Sobht | 75 | 45 | / |
| Scoob | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ssgob | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sobsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soobs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shosb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sohyb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jscob | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soihb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shohb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scoub | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsoyb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soubz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sow | 67 | 1,076,990 | / |
| Job | 67 | 71,216 | / |
| Sab | 67 | 35,403 | / |
| Sub | 67 | 13,384 | / |
| Cob | 67 | 8,138 | / |
| Sop | 67 | 8,021 | / |
| Seb | 67 | 2,307 | / |
| Sof | 67 | 1,102 | / |
| Schoeb | 67 | 514 | / |
| Zob | 67 | 332 | / |
| Sov | 67 | 332 | / |
| Schoob | 67 | 205 | / |
| Sobova | 67 | 170 | / |
| Schoub | 67 | 46 | / |
| Shobsh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sobowa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shoobs | 67 | 22 | / |
| Schobs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Xob | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sshobh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shobch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suohyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sh'oib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shohyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jshobh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohshb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shobhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schobz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeoob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoubs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Süb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sáb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoebh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhoib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schobt | 67 | 0 | / |
Sob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sob in the Bengali language | ||
| সোব | soba | - |
| Sob in the Hindi language | ||
| सोब | soba | - |
| Sob in the Marathi language | ||
| सोब | soba | - |
| Sob in the Russian language | ||
| Соб | sob | - |
| Sob in the Arabic language | ||
| صوب | swb | - |
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Footnotes
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