Sobayah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sobayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sobayah (9) may also be a first name.
Sobayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sobayah occurs more in Kuwait more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sobayah is the 7,117,718th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sobayah are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,941,740th most widespread given name internationally, held by 9 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kuwait, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 950,174. Excluding Kuwait it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 29 percent are found and Yemen, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Sobayah
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