Sobers Surname

119,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Sobers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4581:248,60023,661
Barbados9241:31172
Trinidad and Tobago4121:3,311557
Guyana3561:2,141384
England2931:190,16416,878
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Panama931:42,0672,183
India371:20,731,497300,213
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines91:12,518834
Belize71:50,7822,565
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Grenada41:27,1341,180
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Sobers (110) may also be a first name.

Sobers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobers (Hindi: सोबेर्स, Marathi: सोबस) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sobers is the 119,844th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,901,760 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Sobers live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 895,203rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 110 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,458 people, or 1 in 248,600. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 35 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 24 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 11 percent live.

Sobers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sobers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sobers surname expanded 1,568 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,663 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sobers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sobers surname are 8.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sobers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $46,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soubers922/
Sobiers921/
Schobers8674/
Sowers8313,595/
Sabers83437/
Subers83270/
Sebers83167/
Sovers8371/
Cobers8330/
Showers777,063/
Siebers773,650/
Seubers77161/
Shovers77122/
Saubers7771/
Sabiers7765/
Seebers7735/
Zoberst7722/
Shabers7711/
Scabers773/
Soviers772/
Joubers771/
Sebiers771/
Suberss771/
Soweers771/
Saouers771/
Sompers770/
Shubers770/
Souwers770/
Hsowers770/
Schovers7160/
Schowers7112/
Souviers711/
Showerss711/
Shabeers711/
Schubers711/
Schobors711/
Schebers710/
Sawers672,607/
Savers6761/
Schoovers6757/
Zabers6730/
Schouwers6722/
Zebers6716/
Jabers6711/
Sabors677/
Zubers673/
Sabirs672/
Zowers672/
Cabers671/
Žebers671/
Sabars671/
Scheebers671/
Chausbers670/
Zovers670/
Sebars670/
Sebors670/
Suvers670/
Sowirs670/
Xovers670/

Sobers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobers in the Hindi language
सोबेर्सsobersa-
Sobers in the Marathi language
सोबसsobasa33.33
सोवेरसsoverasa33.33
सोबासsobasa33.33

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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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  • 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 Sobers
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