Sober Surname
Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname
Sober Surname Definition:
Of grave and sedate character.
Sober Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,634 | 1:221,823 | 21,495 |
| India | 117 | 1:6,556,114 | 148,695 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 1:1,037,199 | 9,747 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 222 | 1:226,210 | 19,119 |
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.
The same as Seaber and Seubar in the Domesday of Lincolnshire; probably from Sibert, for Sigibert.
Sober Demographics
Average Sober Salary in
United States
$48,293 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sober Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sober Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sober (Marathi: सोबेर, Russian: Собер) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Šober, Sõber, Sóber, Söber or Söbér. For other possible spellings of Sober click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sober? popularity and diffusion
Sober is the 191,038th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,302,014 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sober live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 294,797th most widespread first name throughout the world. 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 it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Sober occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.
Sober Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sober has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sober Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sober surname are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.74% registered to vote for the political 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
Sober Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sober in the Marathi language | ||
| सोबेर | sobera | 66.67 |
| सॉबेर | sobera | 33.33 |
| Sober in the Russian language | ||
| Собер | sober | - |
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Sober Reference & Research
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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
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