Sobele Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sobele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Congo71:712,72815,723
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sobele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobele occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Sobele is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sobele live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 463,057. In South Africa Sobele is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 84 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Western Cape, where 4 percent reside. Not including South Africa Sobele occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Sobele Last Name Statistics demography

Sobele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.42% less than the national average, earning R 105,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shobele9211/
Soubele921/
Sobhele921/
Soubelet86397/
Soebehle8631/
Schobele861/
Sebele8315,822/
Sobeli83644/
Sabele83588/
Sobale83561/
Zobele83387/
Sobela83271/
Sobole83103/
Sowele8316/
Sobile8312/
Säbele839/
Cobele834/
Jobele834/
Subele832/
Sobhel831/
Sovele831/
Soubeille8044/
Soybeyler807/
Schobeler801/
Shebele772,461/
Sobahle77656/
Shabele77331/
Shobole77224/
Sobiela77105/
Zobeley7782/
Subelet7746/
Shobela7738/
Soballe7730/
Zoubele7729/
Joubele7724/
Sobelya7723/
Siabele7723/
Sabelie7719/
Sebelie7713/
Sobhehl7711/
Soubole778/
Cobelea776/
Siebele776/
Sobaleu776/
Shobeli776/
Sobelia775/
Sobhale774/
Sabeles774/
Sompele773/
Chobele773/
Shobile773/
Sebeele773/
Cobeley772/
Shubele772/
Sebeile772/
Djobele772/
Shobale772/
Sojwele772/
Sabeele771/
Siobile771/
Sobeela771/
Soybelj771/
Sosvele771/
Jobelea771/
Sobeala771/
Sowelei771/
Sabelea771/
Sabeleh771/
Suouele771/
Sovehle771/
Soibile771/
Sobhela771/
Sobaale771/
Soboyle771/
Sobhiel771/
Soweles770/
Sobetly770/
Sowelle770/
Soweler770/
Sovel73178/
Chobelet7160/
Schubele7135/
Jobeless7127/
Schübele719/
Shoveler717/
Shabeele715/
Shabelie715/
Shovelle714/
Shabeleh713/
Sowelles713/
Djoubele713/
Soibelis712/
Subealea712/
Djoibele712/
Sebehele712/
Schabele711/
Shabiele711/
Sobehela711/
Soubilet711/
Shabeley711/
Shobolle711/
Saubelet711/
Schäbele711/
Sebeille711/
Shoubeil711/
Soibelys711/
Schebele710/
Sovelett710/
Shovelea710/
Shebeley710/
Sabale6716,456/
Sabela676,966/
Sebile673,945/
Sabile673,596/
Zobela671,615/
Sowela67817/
Sebole67548/
Sovela67485/
Sabole67410/
Zebele67345/
Sawele67297/
Sobali67296/
Shoveller67235/
Sobila67234/
Sabeli67213/
Sebale67153/
Sebeli67151/
Sobili67148/
Sovell67146/
Soweli67133/
Cobile67122/
Zabele67110/
Subile6797/
Subela6781/
Shovel6779/
Subeli6775/
Savele6766/
Jobile6764/
Zobale6759/
Cabele6759/
Schubeler6754/
Zobole6751/
Souvielle6747/
Schaubele6740/
Šebele6734/
Soboil6730/
Zöbele6718/
Sabeil6716/
Soveli6713/
Sobail6710/
Subelj6710/
Jobeli679/
Zobile679/
Sovile679/
Cobeli678/
Çobeli676/
Sobolj674/
Zubele674/
Jabele674/
Zobeli673/
Cobely672/
Souweileh672/
Sabetl671/
Shubelets671/
Shobheela671/
Shoebilee671/
Sowile671/
Sabeal671/
Soveel671/
Sojvel671/
Sounmpele671/
Souvel671/
Sabyle671/
Sabıle671/
Söbeli671/
Cābele671/
Xabele671/
Saubesley670/
Schoveler670/
Sovely670/
Souvelett670/

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Footnotes

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