Sobabe Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sobabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin9291:11,1261,528
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sobabe (116) may also be a first name.

Sobabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobabe is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sobabe is the 378,019th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,711,689 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sobabe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 868,627th most widespread first name globally, held by 116 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 929 people, or 1 in 11,126. In Benin it is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 45 percent live, Atakora Department, where 18 percent live and Donga Department, where 17 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soubabe92100/
Sobaber921/
Soba'be921/
Sebabe83554/
Cobabe83233/
Sababe83158/
Sobabi83141/
Sobebe83109/
Sowabe8336/
Sobaba8318/
Subabe832/
Xobabe831/
Sobave831/
Sobawe831/
Sababeh77125/
Shababe7765/
Soubabi7755/
Sababei7738/
Souwabe7714/
Sobabai7712/
Siobebe7712/
Siobaba779/
Sobhabi777/
Subabee774/
Shobebe772/
Shobaba772/
Soubaba771/
Soubabé771/
Soibaba771/
Soybaba771/
Shobabi771/
Shebabe771/
Jobaber771/
Sababer771/
Sababes770/
Cobabee770/
Sobahoue71148/
Saubaber7181/
Shobabai7150/
Sobhabai7148/
Shababeh7132/
Schovabe717/
Shahbabe711/
Schowabe711/
Choubabe711/
Showuabe711/
Djasbabe711/
Soubaibi711/
Shobabyi711/
Shobhave711/
Sababher711/
Sawabe675,910/
Sebabi672,912/
Sababa671,155/
Subaba67446/
Sababi67323/
Sabawe67146/
Sebobe67145/
Shobhabai67119/
Cababe6756/
Soebabhai6753/
Sobawa6743/
Sobhahabi6722/
Sowaba6716/
Sobhabhai6713/
Sobobi6710/
Sowabi679/
Sabebi678/
Saboba676/
Sabobe674/
Sabave674/
Sabebe674/
Jobabi672/
Subabi672/
Cobobe672/
Soboba671/
Savabe671/
Zababe671/
Sabaabeth671/
Zebabe671/
Xababe671/
Sababy671/
Sébabé671/
Sobava671/

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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 Sobabe
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