Sobako Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Sobako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 107 | 1:96,594 | 11,054 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Sobako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sobako (Russian: Собако) occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sobako.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobako? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,674,734th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sobako reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 96,594. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 48 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 18 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sobako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobako in the Russian language | ||
| Собако | sobako | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sobako
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