Sobanke Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sobanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6891:257,10114,805
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sobanke (24) may also be a first name.

Sobanke Last Name Facts

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

Sobanke occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobanke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 479,498th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sobanke are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Sobanke is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 689 people, or 1 in 257,101. In Nigeria Sobanke is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 74 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Sobanke
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