Sobel Surname

54,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jordan

Sobel Surname Definition:

(Polish, Russian) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one who trapped and sold sables.

Sobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5101:65,7827,681
Poland1,0521:36,1305,586
Yemen7391:35,7583,231
Jordan3681:24,0283,314
Germany2861:281,48829,497
Lebanon2311:24,4032,755
Iraq2201:159,1894,045
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Syria1581:122,1583,540
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
England581:960,65648,451
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
France301:2,214,091176,965
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Australia271:999,84158,390
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scobel91252/
Sobell91237/
Soybel9183/
Soibel9154/
Shobel9154/
Soubel9138/
Szobel9131/
Soobel9112/
Sobiel916/
Soebel915/
Sobeld915/
Sgobel913/
Sobeel911/
Sobael911/
Sobl89198/
Schobel831,615/
Shoubel83630/
Scobell83414/
Sobelle838/
Shoebel831/
Soubell830/
Shobell830/
Zobel8011,161/
Sabel806,593/
Subel801,027/
Sebel80989/
Soble80687/
Cobel80428/
Jobel80197/
Sobil80174/
Sobyl80147/
Sowel8088/
Säbel8058/
Sábel8017/
Siobl802/
Scobl801/
Sohbl801/
Sobeł801/
Szobl801/
Sobhl801/
Schoebel77654/
Sobelová7745/
Schobelt7737/
Schobiel7713/
Shotbell772/
Sobelova771/
Soubelth771/
Soubeltt771/
Sowell7312,439/
Sabeel7312,023/
Shabel736,147/
Siebel735,027/
Sabell73697/
Zobell73570/
Shoble73536/
Shebel73521/
Joubel73420/
Sabiel73308/
Cobell73171/
Souble73126/
Saebel73118/
Shubel73107/
Subiel73107/
Saubel7394/
Sebell7390/
Shobyl7388/
Sompel7377/
Szabel7361/
Zobelt7356/
Szubel7354/
Szebel7346/
Jobell7333/
Seubel7332/
Showel7328/
Chobel7321/
Souwel7321/
Schobl7321/
Sabuel7318/
Soybil7317/
Saabel7315/
Sojuel7314/
Sowael7310/
Zoebel739/
Sebeel737/
Shobil736/
Soibil736/
Giobel734/
Seebel733/
Ssebel733/
Zoybel733/
Szóbel733/
Scebel733/
Zhobel732/
Sabael732/
Sebiel732/
Sioble732/
Djobel732/
Jhobel732/
Satbel731/
Jsabel731/
Zasbel731/
Scobil731/
Suibel731/
Sosuel731/
Hsebel731/
Zoobel731/
Sobleh731/
Sojvel731/
Subael731/
Josbel730/
Sabelt730/
Sobill730/
Southbell712/
Shobelova711/
Shabeel675,685/
Schöbel674,916/
Schabel672,503/
Showell672,178/
Shubael671,592/
Schubel671,004/
Zobl67911/
Sowl67323/
Sabelle67289/
Sabl67263/
Schebel67215/
Shaubel6784/
Shebell6781/
Schoibl6772/
Sábl6769/
Schäbel6754/
Scabell6751/
Cobl6746/
Suisbel6741/
Seubelt6731/
Schábel6727/
Schoble6726/
Siebell6724/
Shebiel6721/
Sebl6720/
Soblová6717/
Soiwell6715/
Shabell6713/
Joybell6711/
Jobl679/
Shawoel679/
Schoebl678/
Shooble678/
Shebeel675/
Sheebel675/
Jobelle674/
Soblova674/
Showeel674/
Chhobel673/
Djoubel673/
Sahabel672/
Zobelle672/
Choubel672/
Chosbel671/
Choibel671/
Josbell671/
Gioebel671/
Shubeel671/
Shabuel671/
Sxzabel671/
Soweell671/
Seebell671/
Shompel671/
Schowel671/
Subl671/
Choobel671/
Shuoble671/
Sovl671/
Shaebel670/
Soswell670/
Shouble670/
Shubelt670/
Scobill670/
Schobll670/
Ziobell670/
Suibell670/

Sobel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobel in the Marathi language
सोबेलsobela-
Sobel in the Russian language
Собельsobel-

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