Sobetwa Surname

392,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900 people bear this surname

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

Sobetwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobetwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8971:60,3997,627
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sobetwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobetwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobetwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 392,884th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,097,273 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sobetwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Sobetwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 897 people, or 1 in 60,399. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Barring South Africa Sobetwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Sobetwa Last Name Statistics demography

Sobetwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.36% less than the national average, earning R 132,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobethwa93245/
Sebetwa8651/
Sobetwe861/
Sabetwa861/
Sompethwa751/
Sebatwa7125/
Ssebatwa672/
Shabatwa671/
Sabitua571/
Sabaitua5317/
Chabedwa539/
Sebothua531/

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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
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  • 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 Sobetwa
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