Sobek Surname

90,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sobek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,8601:20,4353,059
Germany1,0651:75,5929,560
United States9481:382,34133,740
Czechia7541:14,1032,043
Slovakia3671:14,5412,029
Austria531:160,66921,171
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
England251:2,228,72284,230
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
France131:5,109,440259,941
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Šobek (33) & Sobék (1) are calculated separately.

Sobek (61) may also be a first name.

Sobek Last Name Facts

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

Sobek (Hindi: सोबेक, Russian: Собек) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Šobek or Sobék. For other potential spellings of Sobek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sobek is the 90,066th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,368,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Sobek are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,257,960th most widely held given name on earth, held by 61 people.

It is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 1,860 people, or 1 in 20,435. Barring Poland this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Sobek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sobek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sobek last name grew 31,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sobek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sobek surname is predominantly Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sobek surname are 10.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sobek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šobek9333/
Sobék931/
Sobeck911,366/
Sobekh9170/
Sobiek9159/
Soybek9144/
Szobek9132/
Soubek917/
Sobeke915/
Soobek911/
Sobieck83391/
Sjobeck83154/
Shoybek8380/
Sobecke8336/
Sobeske8332/
Sobecks8332/
Schobek8318/
Shoibek837/
Suobeke837/
Soebeck834/
Suobeck833/
Shobhek831/
Shobeck831/
Szobeck831/
Soubeck830/
Sabek805,148/
Sobik802,973/
Sebek801,715/
Zobek80313/
Subek80180/
Cobek80142/
Jobek8046/
Sobec808/
Sobyk806/
Sobeg804/
Sobík804/
Sobeková77282/
Sobekova7718/
Schoubek775/
Schobeck773/
Shoubeck770/
Zoubek731,807/
Sebeck73392/
Shebek73314/
Shobik73257/
Zobeck73182/
Sobikh73163/
Sabeek73148/
Shabek73130/
Soobik7392/
Shobyk7383/
Subeck7344/
Sobeeg7339/
Sompek7329/
Szebek7325/
Sabeck7319/
Jobeck7318/
Sobick7318/
Szovek7314/
Soubik7314/
Szabek7311/
Suibek739/
Siabek737/
Sobegh736/
Zoybek735/
Sobike734/
Saubek734/
Soibik734/
Sabeke733/
Subeke733/
Djobek733/
Sabekh733/
Sobykh732/
Sabiek731/
Cobeck731/
Zotbek731/
Sobiks731/
Sobisk731/
Sobyck731/
Sebeek731/
Seubek731/
Jobeke731/
Sobiec731/
Subekh731/
Sebeők731/
Sobeqe731/
Shobekova7112/
Schoebeck715/
Soybekova711/
Shobeikeh711/
Schoubeck711/
Seebeck672,064/
Dziobek67806/
Siebeck67568/
Schabek67405/
Sjöbeck67307/
Shubeck67223/
Sobkova67197/
Shoybekova67182/
Schebek67156/
Shebeck67134/
Sabeekh6790/
Shoibekova6783/
Schubek6720/
Sabeike6715/
Shabeck6712/
Schöbek679/
Shobick678/
Sobaike676/
Shabeek675/
Shaabek675/
Shabekh674/
Sabeekk673/
Zobeack672/
Shoubik672/
Shahbek672/
Jasbezk671/
Zoubeck671/
Zoubeik671/
Scabeck671/
Shobeig671/
Shebeek671/
Subheak671/
Soubhik671/
Subeykh671/
Shabeak671/
Shabehk671/
Shabeke671/
Seubeke671/
Søebeck671/
Szabeck671/
Josbeke671/
Choubek671/
Sonpeak671/
Subeikh671/
Zobekhh671/
Schovek670/
Subecke670/
Saubeck670/
Sutbeck670/

Sobek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobek in the Hindi language
सोबेकsobeka-
Sobek in the Russian language
Собекsobek-

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