Sobab Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sobab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sobab (21) may also be a first name.

Sobab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobab (Hindi: सोबाब) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sobab is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sobab reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 21 people.

The last name Sobab is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and Iran, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobhab9148/
Shobab9118/
Sobaib919/
Soybab911/
Soibab911/
Soobab911/
Shobaib832/
Soubabh831/
Shobaab831/
Shoebab831/
Soobhab831/
Sabab801,952/
Sebab8047/
Subab8024/
Sowab809/
Sobeb804/
Sovab801/
Sobob801/
Shabab738,352/
Sobeeb73347/
Sobova73170/
Sabaab73124/
Subaib7336/
Sobowa7324/
Subhab7320/
Shebab7320/
Showab7318/
Sabatb7310/
Siebab737/
Sobeib736/
Sahbab736/
Szabab735/
Souwab735/
Sobhav734/
Sababh732/
Sosuab732/
Siabab732/
Sohwab732/
Shobeb732/
Sababt731/
Shovab731/
Subaub731/
Sebaib731/
Sobebh731/
Sehbab731/
Sobgap731/
Saabab731/
Shobaf731/
Zobaib731/
Shubab731/
Soibova672,806/
Shabayb67732/
Shahbab6755/
Sahabab6722/
Schabab6711/
Shabaab679/
Scabaab679/
Shobeyb678/
Shubaib677/
Schovab676/
Showaab675/
Shobowa673/
Shabaib672/
Shaabab672/
Shobhav672/
Showeab671/
Soubova671/
Sobhatp671/
Shubhab671/
Shoybav671/
Shababz671/
Szababs671/
Subahab671/
Schubab671/
Zashbab671/
Soubape671/
Sahbhab671/
Schebab670/

Sobab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobab in the Hindi language
सोबाबsobaba75
सोबबsobaba25

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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 Sobab
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