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 is borne by more people in Kuwait than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobayah? popularity and diffusion
Sobayah is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname 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 frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 9 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kuwait, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 950,174. Beside Kuwait this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 29 percent reside and Yemen, where 14 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 Sobayah
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