Sobaba Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sobaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sobaba (11) may also be a first name.

Sobaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobaba is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sobaba live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Sobaba is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 88 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Not including South Africa Sobaba is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Sobaba Last Name Statistics demography

Sobaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.34% less than the national average, earning R 141,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobabai9212/
Siobaba929/
Shobaba922/
Sobabaz921/
Soubaba921/
Soibaba921/
Soybaba921/
Shobabai8650/
Sobhabai8648/
Sababa831,155/
Sobabe83945/
Subaba83446/
Sobabi83141/
Sebaba8344/
Sobawa8343/
Sowaba8316/
Sobeba832/
Soboba831/
Sobava831/
Shobhabai80119/
Soebabhai8053/
Sobhabhai8013/
Siababa77560/
Shababa77205/
Soubabe77100/
Soubabi7755/
Shubaba7737/
Sababat7711/
Sababha778/
Sobhabi777/
Subabai776/
Sababai776/
Subaiba776/
Shobabo776/
Souwaba774/
Sababay774/
Sababas773/
Sowabah772/
Sebabaa772/
Sobhava771/
Sobhawa771/
Sobouba771/
Sobovaa771/
Subhaba771/
Shobabi771/
Shobawa771/
Saubaba771/
Sababah771/
Soba'be771/
Soubabé771/
Saababa771/
Chobaba771/
Sobaber771/
Seebaba771/
Shobhabhai751/
Subaybay7166/
Sobhavat7160/
Shababah7119/
Sababhai7112/
Subabhai7112/
Shahbaba719/
Subhabai718/
Shobebah713/
Sababatt711/
Shubabai711/
Shobabyi711/
Shabhaba711/
Subaibai711/
Sobawaha711/
Soubaibi711/
Shababai711/
Sababaha711/
Sabawo671,642/
Sabova67780/
Cababa67640/
Seboba67503/
Sawaba67385/
Sababi67323/
Sabawa67243/
Sobova67170/
Sababe67158/
Shobhavat67139/
Sobebo67112/
Jababa6775/
Sababo6768/
Zobawa6756/
Zobava6738/
Sobowa6724/
Sobhahabi6722/
Sabava6721/
Sebabo6716/
Sabowa6711/
Sobobi6710/
Shebabhai679/
Shahbabai677/
Saboba676/
Shobhawat675/
Sabavi675/
Sobawo675/
Jobabo675/
Sabave674/
Subava674/
Shahababa674/
Shabhabai674/
Sowawa674/
Sobobo673/
Zababa673/
Subabo672/
Sahababaj672/
Subabe672/
Sabóva672/
Subabi672/
Saubhabai671/
Shubhabai671/
Shababazz671/
Shchobava671/
Sowabo671/
Zebaba671/
Xobabe671/
Sobave671/
Soubaibou671/
Sahababad671/
Sababy671/
Sabavo671/

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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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  • 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 Sobaba
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