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Where Does The Last Name Soba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Soba (Arabic: صوبا, Bengali: শোভা, Georgian: სობა, Hindi: सोबा, Marathi: सोबा, Oriya: େସାବା, Russian: Соба, Tibetan: སོ་བ་) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šoba or Sobá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 20,031^st most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 266,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Soba live; 27 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Soba is also the 33,214^th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 23,832 people.

The last name Soba is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 6,678 people, or 1 in 19,144. In Japan Soba is most common in: Akita Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Tochigi Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Niigata Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in 85 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 24 percent reside and Angola, where 15 percent reside.

Soba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Soba has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 22,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Soba surname is chiefly Protestant (40%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Soba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning R 135,840 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $23,216,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,601 USD per year.