Sobende Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Sobende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Sobende Last Name Facts

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

Sobende is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobende? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sobende reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,128,702. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Western Cape, where 23 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Sobende Last Name Statistics demography

Sobende earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.99% less than the national average, earning R 116,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobnde922/
Cobende8677/
Sebende8649/
Sabende864/
Sobendi864/
Jobende862/
Sowende861/
Zobende861/
Chobende808/
Ssebende807/
Sabendje802/
Sowaende801/
Shabende801/
Sobnda772/
Sasbender757/
Subendher751/
Shabender751/
Subendi71371/
Zebende71196/
Sabenda716/
Sebinde713/
Sobinda712/
Sabinde712/
Sebendi711/
Sowinde711/
Zabende711/
Jabende711/
Siabenda6732/
Subindee678/
Sabinder674/
Sobindha671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Sobende
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