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
Average Male Sobel Height
174 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sobel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sobel (Marathi: सोबेल, Russian: Собель) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,676th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 782,849 people. Sobel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sobel reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sobel is also the 303,201st most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 737 people.
Sobel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,510 people, or 1 in 65,782. In The United States Sobel is most common in: New York, where 22 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States Sobel occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 11 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.
Sobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sobel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sobel last name increased 6,975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sobel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Sunni (77%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sobel surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the 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 | - |
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