Sober Surname

191,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Sober Surname Definition:

Of grave and sedate character.

Sober Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6341:221,82321,495
India1171:6,556,114148,695
Spain551:850,03734,138
England511:1,092,51152,584
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
China51:273,464,31313,838
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

The alternate forms: Šober (284), Sõber (184), Sóber (59), Söber (19) & Söbér (1) are calculated separately.

Sober (775) may also be a first name.

Sober Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of grave and sedate character.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Seaber and Seubar in the Domesday of Lincolnshire; probably from Sibert, for Sigibert.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sober Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sober (Marathi: सोबेर, Russian: Собер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as: Šober, Sõber, Sóber, Söber or Söbér. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sober? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,038th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sober reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 294,797th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 775 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,634 people, or 1 in 221,823. In The United States Sober is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Sober is found in 53 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Sober Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sober has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sober surname grew 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sober Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sober last name are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sober earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šober93284/
Sõber93184/
Sóber9359/
Söber9319/
Shober911,257/
Sobere911,217/
Szober91504/
Sobert91100/
Sobier9159/
Souber9133/
Scober9114/
Soiber9111/
Sgober919/
Sobear913/
Soeber913/
Siober912/
Sobeir912/
Sobeer911/
Soberd911/
Sohber911/
Soober911/
Sobher911/
Sobeyr911/
Sojber911/
Sobe893,024/
Söbér871/
Schober8328,915/
Shobert83491/
Shobeir83188/
Shobier83122/
Soibert8380/
Soberre8369/
Soubert8345/
Soubier8340/
Soubere8319/
Soobert8312/
Suobere839/
Szobert835/
Shobeer834/
Sjobert833/
Shouber833/
Soibere833/
Soobeir831/
Shoeber831/
Shoober831/
Sobeere831/
Shobere831/
Saber80338,688/
Suber807,504/
Sobeh805,941/
Seber803,065/
Shobe802,727/
Sobey802,703/
Sobhe802,690/
Sobee802,048/
Cober801,409/
Sobie80945/
Sobir80862/
Sower80860/
Zober80671/
Sosbe80366/
Sobet80343/
Sover80273/
Jober80194/
Sobea80126/
Séber80118/
Soibe8092/
Sobed8048/
Sobei8040/
Sgobe8030/
Soobe8026/
Sobes8013/
Süber8011/
Sáber8010/
Siobe808/
Soube806/
Sojbe805/
Sobez803/
Sobje803/
Sobeu803/
Sotbe802/
Sobej802/
Säber802/
Sobyr801/
Sobge801/
Schoeber77348/
Shoobert77285/
Schoiber77157/
Soubeyre77112/
Soberova7714/
Schouber776/
Schoberr776/
Shoubert772/
Schoberd771/
Shoubier771/
Shoubeir771/
Shoubere771/
Shohbeer771/
Souhbeer770/
Shoebeer770/
Shoberth770/
Sieber7326,948/
Sabeur7312,007/
Seeber738,040/
Sobeih734,063/
Sabeer733,755/
Jobert733,002/
Sauber732,272/
Sobieh732,104/
Sobhey732,089/
Shover731,787/
Shaber731,701/
Zouber731,548/
Subere731,024/
Soubie73996/
Sabere73895/
Ziober73868/
Subert73705/
Szuber73577/
Soyuer73550/
Shobei73462/
Subeer73459/
Sobeah73427/
Soybir73398/
Shuber73352/
Shobir73279/
Sobhee73255/
Sosbee73246/
Subeir73242/
Saaber73240/
Sheber73236/
Jobeir73205/
Jobere73182/
Sobair73163/
Siaber73162/
Sabert73152/
Sobior73148/
Shobee73147/
Souwer73144/
Shobey73138/
Zobeir73133/
Sobhie73128/
Chober73127/
Sabier73102/
Siuber7395/
Shower7390/
Sobets7390/
Sovier7379/
Széber7378/
Soubes7375/
Somper7354/
Sosbey7348/
Scaber7347/
Soover7345/
Sebeer7341/
Joober7339/
Sowier7339/
Saeber7331/
Schobe7331/
Sobire7330/
Zoober7325/
Subier7324/
Szaber7322/
Shoobe7321/
Soobir7321/
Zobert7319/
Sobetz7318/
Sahber7317/
Jouber7316/
Subher7316/
Soubei7316/
Djober7313/
Sobech7313/
Soubeh7313/
Suiber7313/
Shoibe7312/
Sceber7312/
Sebear7310/
Coober739/
Souver739/
Seuber739/
Subeur739/
Sobihe739/
Sabher738/
Sabear738/
Sobhei738/
Shobes737/
Saberr737/
Sebier737/
Zobeer737/
Soyver736/
Ssaber736/
Sovere736/
Cobeer735/
Shobet735/
Zobier735/
Shobie735/
Zobere735/
Zoeber734/
Soubhe734/
Joiber734/
Soveur734/
Sobehy734/
Sobeit733/
Shobeh733/
Jasber733/
Zobear733/
Shobge733/
Soubey733/
Jobeer733/
Sabeir732/
Jobear732/
Sobiea732/
Suberr732/
Sowher732/
Sowere732/
Sovger732/
Soobee732/
Sobeed732/
Sobehe732/
Saouer732/
Giober732/
Joberd732/
Subeyr732/
Sebeir732/
Sovert731/
Jhober731/
Zjober731/
Zhober731/
Sobesh731/
Sohuer731/
Shobyr731/
Shosbe731/
Soweer731/
Soweir731/
Suberd731/
Soubee731/
Soybeh731/
Soubir731/
Sebeur731/
Josber731/
Sobheh731/
Sobiej731/
Sobyor731/
Sobbeh731/
Sobees731/
Sobeet731/
Soibeu731/
Shohbe731/
Saberz731/
Satber731/
Súbert731/
Siobei731/
Siouer731/
Soibei731/
Sobeea731/
Sovher731/
Joyber731/
Sobeys730/
Coyber730/
Sowger730/
Sasber730/
Soubet730/
Sobeat730/
Schoberth711,249/
Schojbert7112/
Schoobert712/
Joubert6782,070/
Soba6727,316/
Shabeer6722,444/
Sabe6716,528/
Shubert676,834/
Seubert676,428/
Schaber674,494/
Sobi672,211/
Soby671,775/
Zoubeir671,719/
Zoubert671,381/
Schuber67814/
Schöber67711/
Chobert67483/
Shabier67472/
Saubert67468/
Shomper67409/
Shobair67395/
Sove67286/
Zobe67276/
Shebeer67254/
Soubihe67191/
Soubair67170/
Shobeiz67165/
Schoberová67151/
Schobey67125/
Saubier67124/
Soubieh67122/
Sujbert67107/
Scheber67103/
Schóber6797/
Djouber6773/
Schobeß6772/
Shabert6749/
Suberre6745/
Shaaber6743/
Saberre6740/
Shabeir6739/
Schobes6738/
Soubhie6737/
Schüber6737/
Joubeir6734/
Schower6733/
Shahber6733/
Jasbeer6732/
Zoubere6731/
Soovere6725/
Ziobert6724/
Soubeih6722/
Szauber6720/
Saabeer6714/
Söberdt6714/
Szabert6713/
Sabheer6712/
Sobhieh6712/
Sheeber6710/
Saubere6710/
Seubetr6710/
Sjöbert6710/
Schover679/
Sooveer679/
Schäber679/
Soubiea678/
Xobe677/
Djobeir676/
Soběhrd676/
Joybert676/
Zscaber676/
Soobhee676/
Suisber676/
Sonpeer675/
Sahaber675/
Shubeir675/
Sochuer674/
Zoubier674/
Shobire674/
Zshaber674/
Sahbier674/
Soverth674/
Shabere674/
Sobheey674/
Sobeich673/
Satbeer673/
Shabear673/
Sobé673/
Jouberh673/
Sobeach673/
Sabeerh673/
Çobe673/
Shauber672/
Ssabeer672/
Shubeer672/
Shaberr672/
Zoubeer672/
Sobaire672/
Josbert672/
Sahbber672/
Sheuber672/
Saberhe671/
Sabgeer671/
Saubeur671/
Satbere671/
Chobere671/
Jchober671/
Jobeard671/
Coobeer671/
Zobeire671/
Zoobeer671/
Schobee671/
Schoube671/
Sobhair671/
Sobuhee671/
Soobair671/
Shuberr671/
Shoibea671/
Shovere671/
Shovert671/
Showesr671/
Shehber671/
Seebeer671/
Shabeur671/
Shabher671/
Suhbier671/
Souuere671/
Souveer671/
Soubeïd671/
Zoubeyr671/
Zoybere671/
Shobije671/
Souvier671/
Josbere671/
Zoubeïr671/
Soboire671/
Sobá671/
Soubett671/
Soubire671/
Soimper671/
Seubere671/
Siovere671/
Shoobie671/
Shobeis671/
Siebier671/
Siahber671/
Souvert671/
Souwere671/
Schoberova671/
Chouber671/
Shubear671/
Shubier671/
Showeir671/
Soobhir671/
Sobieha671/
Joubeer671/
Joubere671/
Seehber671/
Sahbeir671/
Sabeere671/
Sompher671/
Souveur671/
Souhbie671/
Schouberth670/
Coubeer670/
Shuberd670/
Shebeur670/
Schobie670/
Shobets670/
Joubear670/
Saubher670/

Sober Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sober in the Marathi language
सोबेरsobera66.67
सॉबेरsobera33.33
Sober in the Russian language
Соберsober-

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