Sobbo Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sobbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sobbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobbo is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. Sobbo is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sobbo live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Sobbo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania Sobbo is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent live, Pwani Region, where 3 percent live and Tanga Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Sobbo is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sgobbo91435/
Scobbo9158/
Sobboh9130/
Soubbo913/
Sobbou911/
Szobbo911/
Soobbo911/
Sobbott8317/
Soubbou833/
Soubbot831/
Sabbo80552/
Sobba80469/
Sebbo80181/
Jobbo8094/
Cobbo8080/
Subbo8066/
Sowbo805/
Zobbo802/
Sobhbout771/
Sgobba731,621/
Subbot73919/
Sabbou73542/
Shabbo73266/
Scobba73106/
Sebboy7358/
Djobbo7344/
Subboo7332/
Sabboo7331/
Shubbo7327/
Jobbou7321/
Chobbo7311/
Soubba737/
Scabbo737/
Sabbot737/
Shobba735/
Giobbo734/
Sobbas732/
Sabboi732/
Sowboh731/
Zobbot731/
Soibba731/
Sowbou731/
Ssabbo731/
Sebbouh67563/
Sabbouh67124/
Shabboo6795/
Shabbot6718/
Showboy6715/
Subboch6711/
Shobbah679/
Sabboth677/
Shabbos674/
Shabbou674/
Sabboch672/
Schobba672/
Subboot671/
Siabbou671/
Shebboo671/
Zoubbou671/
Shabboi671/
Shabboy671/
Sabbohe671/
Sabbott670/
Schabbo670/

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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
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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 Sobbo
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