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