Sobai Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Sobai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Syria | 119 | 1:162,193 | 3,800 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Sobai (1,587) may also be a first name.
Sobai Demographics
Average Sobai Salary in
South Africa
R 189,780
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sobai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sobai (Bengali: সোবাই, Hindi: सोबाई, Marathi: सोबाई, Oriya: େସାବାଇ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 525,631st most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Sobai reside; 35 percent reside in North Africa and 35 percent reside in Mahgreb. Sobai is also the 194,108th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,587 people.
It is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Not including Morocco this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Sobai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sobai surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Sobai earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.14% less than the national average, earning R 189,780 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sobai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobai in the Bengali language | ||
| সোবাই | soba'i | - |
| Sobai in the Hindi language | ||
| सोबाई | soba'i | 86.32 |
| सोबई | soba'i | 11.58 |
| सोबाइ | soba'i | 1.05 |
| सोबइ | soba'i | 1.05 |
| Sobai in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାବାଇ | esaba'i | 84.62 |
| େସାବାଈ | esaba'i | 7.69 |
| େଶାବାଇ | esaba'i | 7.69 |
| Sobai in the Marathi language | ||
| सोबाई | soba'i | 66.67 |
| सोबई | soba'i | 33.33 |
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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 Sobai
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