Soban Surname
Approximately 4,255 people bear this surname
Soban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 1,664 | 1:2,216 | 328 |
| India | 885 | 1:866,741 | 38,054 |
| Pakistan | 586 | 1:304,853 | 6,366 |
| Indonesia | 229 | 1:577,507 | 46,152 |
| Yemen | 184 | 1:143,616 | 7,318 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Slovenia | 96 | 1:25,913 | 5,483 |
| Turkey | 96 | 1:810,640 | 39,540 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Italy | 47 | 1:1,301,206 | 77,088 |
| Ukraine | 37 | 1:1,230,343 | 106,187 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Sobań (151), Šoban (109) & Šobáň (278) are calculated separately.
Soban (12,695) may also be a first name.
Soban Demographics
Average Soban Salary in
United States
$39,926 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soban (Bengali: সোবান, Hindi: सोबन, Marathi: सोबन, Oriya: େସାବାନ, Russian: Собан, Tibetan: སུ་བན་) is found most in Oman. It may also appear as a variant: Sobań, Šoban or Šobáň. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soban? popularity and diffusion
It is the 109,376th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,712,702 people. The surname Soban is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Soban are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 47 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 52,122nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 12,695 people.
The last name Soban is most prevalent in Oman, where it is borne by 1,664 people, or 1 in 2,216. In Oman it is most prevalent in: Al Batinah North Governorate, where 77 percent are found and Musandam Governorate, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Oman this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.
Soban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soban has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Soban last name grew 3,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Soban Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Soban last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Soban earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning $39,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.51% more than the national average, earning $61,860 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soban in the Tibetan language | ||
| སུ་བན་ | suben | - |
| Soban in the Bengali language | ||
| সোবান | sobana | - |
| Soban in the Hindi language | ||
| सोबन | sobana | 84.83 |
| सोबान | sobana | 13.92 |
| सोवन | sovana | 0.42 |
| शोबन | sobana | 0.38 |
| शोबान | sobana | 0.13 |
| सोवान | sovana | 0.04 |
| शोवन | sovana | 0.04 |
| Soban in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାବାନ | esabana | 52.96 |
| େସାବନ | esabana | 21.34 |
| େସାବାନ୍ | esaban | 9.09 |
| େଶାବନ | esabana | 7.91 |
| େଶାବାନ | esabana | 3.95 |
| େସାବନ୍ | esaban | 1.58 |
| ସବାନ | sabana | 1.19 |
| େଶାବାନ୍ | esaban | 1.19 |
| ସୁବାନ | subana | 0.4 |
| Soban in the Marathi language | ||
| सोबन | sobana | 42.78 |
| सोबान | sobana | 26.29 |
| सोबण | sobana | 25.26 |
| सोबाण | sobana | 2.58 |
| सोवन | sovana | 0.52 |
| सोबत | sobata | 0.26 |
| सोपान | sopana | 0.26 |
| Soban in the Russian language | ||
| Собан | soban | - |
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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 Soban
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