Sob Surname

164,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,7091:12,1531,643
Ivory Coast2321:99,4455,178
Iraq1411:248,3815,326
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Lebanon511:110,5316,285
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Latvia331:62,1239,312
United States291:12,498,584473,286
India251:30,682,615377,978
Austria231:370,23639,193
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Cambodia191:815,1135,006
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

The alternate forms: Šob (44) are calculated separately.

Sob (864) may also be a first name.

Sob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sob (Arabic: صوب, Bengali: সোব, Hindi: सोब, Marathi: सोब, Russian: Соб) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šob. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sob? popularity and diffusion

Sob is the 164,227th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,758,344 people. The surname Sob is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Sob reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 276,958th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 864 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,709 people, or 1 in 12,153. In Cameroon Sob is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 32 percent live, West Region, where 25 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent live and Iraq, where 5 percent live.

Sob Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šob8944/
Sobh8647,082/
Soeb862,076/
Soib86806/
Soub86182/
Sohb86160/
Sobt86140/
Shob8676/
Soyb8648/
Soob8637/
Siob8626/
Sobs8617/
Sgob8617/
Suob863/
Jsob863/
Scob863/
Sjob861/
Hsob861/
Xsob861/
Zsob861/
Sobz861/
Sotb861/
Sojb861/
Shoeb7512,211/
Sobhh756,479/
Shoib754,037/
Shobh753,856/
Schob75894/
Shoub75390/
Shoob75250/
Shoyb7570/
Soubh7549/
Sobht7545/
Scoob7513/
Ssgob752/
Sobsz751/
Soobs751/
Shosb751/
Sohyb751/
Jscob751/
Soihb751/
Shohb751/
Scoub751/
Hsoyb751/
Soubz750/
Sow671,076,990/
Job6771,216/
Sab6735,403/
Sub6713,384/
Cob678,138/
Sop678,021/
Seb672,307/
Sof671,102/
Schoeb67514/
Zob67332/
Sov67332/
Schoob67205/
Sobova67170/
Schoub6746/
Shobsh6743/
Sobowa6724/
Shoobs6722/
Schobs6717/
Xob678/
Sshobh674/
Shobch672/
Suohyb671/
Sh'oib671/
Shohyb671/
Seeoub671/
Jshobh671/
Sohshb671/
Shobhh671/
Schobz671/
Seeoob671/
Shoubs671/
Süb671/
Sáb671/
Shoebh671/
Shhoib671/
Schobt670/

Sob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sob in the Bengali language
সোবsoba-
Sob in the Hindi language
सोबsoba-
Sob in the Marathi language
सोबsoba-
Sob in the Russian language
Собsob-
Sob in the Arabic language
صوبswb-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sob
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