Sobel Surname
Approximately 9,309 people bear this surname
Sobel Surname Definition:
(Polish, Russian) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one who trapped and sold sables.
Sobel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,510 | 1:65,782 | 7,681 |
| Poland | 1,052 | 1:36,130 | 5,586 |
| Yemen | 739 | 1:35,758 | 3,231 |
| Jordan | 368 | 1:24,028 | 3,314 |
| Germany | 286 | 1:281,488 | 29,497 |
| Lebanon | 231 | 1:24,403 | 2,755 |
| Iraq | 220 | 1:159,189 | 4,045 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Syria | 158 | 1:122,158 | 3,540 |
| Philippines | 99 | 1:1,022,608 | 86,972 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Czechia | 35 | 1:303,813 | 38,544 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
Sobel (737) may also be a first name.
Sobel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish, Russian) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one who trapped and sold sables.
Sobel Demographics
Sobel Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Sobel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sobel (Marathi: सोबेल, Russian: Собель) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sobel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,676th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 782,849 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sobel live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 303,201st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 737 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,510 people, or 1 in 65,782. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 22 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 11 percent are found and Yemen, where 8 percent are found.
Sobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sobel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sobel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sobel surname is chiefly Sunni (77%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sobel last name are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sobel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 281.29% more than the national average, earning R 906,096 per year; in United States they earn 32.32% more than the national average, earning $57,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning $68,812 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sobel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobel in the Marathi language | ||
| सोबेल | sobela | - |
| Sobel in the Russian language | ||
| Собель | sobel | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Sobel
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis