Sobey Surname

161,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Sobey Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Sobbe; a personal name.

Sobey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7061:38,2384,974
England5791:96,23210,237
United States5731:632,56450,965
Canada3341:110,31611,818
South Africa2561:211,63222,369
Israel871:98,36411,357
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Wales151:206,30213,003
Ireland131:362,22614,761
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:76,4128,322
Wales51:313,68310,604
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Sobey (85) may also be a first name.

Sobey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Sobbe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sobey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobey (Russian: Собей) occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 161,168th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,696,095 people. Sobey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Sobey are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 85 people.

It is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 38,238. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 59 percent are found, South Australia, where 14 percent are found and New South Wales, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Australia this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Sobey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sobey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sobey surname grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 666 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sobey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sobey last name are 8.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Sobey earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning R 271,080 per year; in United States they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $51,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning $45,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobhey912,089/
Scobey911,043/
Shobey91138/
Sobeya9171/
Sosbey9148/
Sobeyi9111/
Sobeye916/
Sobehy914/
Soubey913/
Sobeyo911/
Sobeys910/
Sobe893,024/
Soby891,775/
Schobey83125/
Shobeyi837/
Sobheey834/
Scoubey833/
Shobeyo833/
Sobheya832/
Sobgeye831/
Shobeye831/
Soubeya831/
Sobeiyo831/
Soubeye831/
Sobhy80178,189/
Sobue807,930/
Sobeh805,941/
Shobe802,727/
Sobhe802,690/
Sober802,207/
Sobee802,048/
Sabey801,418/
Sobie80945/
Scoby80909/
Cobey80819/
Sobay80807/
Soboy80600/
Sovey80471/
Sosby80397/
Subey80381/
Sosbe80366/
Sobet80343/
Jobey80247/
Sooby80189/
Sobea80126/
Shoby80106/
Soibe8092/
Zobey8087/
Sebey8084/
Sobye8077/
Soeby8066/
Sobed8048/
Soebe8045/
Sobei8040/
Souby8035/
Sgobe8030/
Soobe8026/
Soboe8017/
Sobiy8016/
Scobe8013/
Sobes8013/
Sowey8011/
Siobe808/
Sohby806/
Soube806/
Szoby806/
Sojbe805/
Sobae804/
Sobez803/
Sobje803/
Sobeu803/
Sobyo802/
Sotbe802/
Sobej802/
Sobge801/
Sobyś801/
Sotby801/
Shobieye773/
Sobeeyah771/
Schoobey770/
Sobeih734,063/
Sobieh732,104/
Sobayo731,820/
Sobiya731,305/
Shober731,257/
Scobee731,190/
Soubie73996/
Sobiye73821/
Chobey73749/
Soubhy73585/
Szober73504/
Shobei73462/
Sobeah73427/
Soboyi73403/
Schoby73324/
Sobayi73304/
Sebeya73301/
Shouby73280/
Sobhee73255/
Sosbee73246/
Sobeha73204/
Soybay73187/
Shobee73147/
Soobye73130/
Sobhie73128/
Soobhy73122/
Sobiyi73112/
Sabeya7398/
Sebeyi7392/
Sobets7390/
Soveya7380/
Soubes7375/
Soboya7374/
Soboye7367/
Sobaya7356/
Sobaje7349/
Sabeye7348/
Subeya7340/
Zoubey7337/
Shovey7333/
Souber7333/
Schobe7331/
Sobuya7330/
Shebey7329/
Shobue7327/
Soobay7324/
Sebeey7322/
Sobuye7322/
Shoobe7321/
Scooby7320/
Sobetz7318/
Soubei7316/
Shoeby7315/
Sobeus7314/
Sobech7313/
Soubeh7313/
Sabeyo7313/
Soboys7313/
Sobhay7312/
Shoibe7312/
Soubay7311/
Soiber7311/
Sompey7310/
Sebeye7310/
Sebeyo7310/
Sobayu739/
Sobihe739/
Shabey738/
Souvey738/
Sobaye738/
Sobhei738/
Shubey737/
Soebay737/
Shobes737/
Sobahy736/
Sobhiy736/
Sobaeh736/
Soboue736/
Shooby735/
Saebey735/
Shobet735/
Shobie735/
Scouby734/
Soweye734/
Souwey734/
Soubhe734/
Sahbey734/
Sobyhh734/
Sobeit733/
Shobeh733/
Shoebe733/
Siovey733/
Sabeyi733/
Showey733/
Sobeji733/
Shobge733/
Shobye733/
Zobeyo733/
Saabey732/
Sobejo732/
Sobiea732/
Siober732/
Soobee732/
Sobeed732/
Sobehe732/
Sobeia732/
Sobaie732/
Shobay732/
Sobeja732/
Cobeey731/
Sobeer731/
Sobesh731/
Sobhae731/
Soebee731/
Sohber731/
Shosbe731/
Soveyo731/
Soyboy731/
Soober731/
Saubey731/
Soubee731/
Soybeh731/
Subeyi731/
Zhobey731/
Çoubey731/
Sobheh731/
Sobher731/
Sobhyo731/
Sobiej731/
Soboyo731/
Sobawe731/
Sobbeh731/
Sobees731/
Sobeet731/
Sojber731/
Soibay731/
Soibeu731/
Soebeu731/
Subeey731/
Subeye731/
Shohbe731/
Soweya731/
Ssobye731/
Djobey731/
Soveyd731/
Siobei731/
Soibei731/
Sawoey731/
Sobeea731/
Sobeie731/
Subeyh731/
Soveys730/
Sohuey730/
Scabey730/
Soubet730/
Seebey730/
Coobey730/
Sobeat730/
Jobe6754,638/
Sowe6735,137/
Soba6727,316/
Choubey6725,466/
Sabe6716,528/
Sebe679,652/
Saby674,943/
Shobayo672,561/
Sube672,555/
Coby672,527/
Sobi672,211/
Cobe671,916/
Joby671,729/
Shobiye671,065/
Suby67807/
Seby67781/
Southby67614/
Sove67286/
Zobe67276/
Soubihe67191/
Shobeiz67165/
Sovy67140/
Sobhayi67139/
Zoby67133/
Shobiyi67125/
Soubieh67122/
Sobhuye6794/
Shobeie6784/
Schoebe6775/
Soobaya6774/
Soubaye6774/
Schobeß6772/
Sobiyah6755/
Shoboye6754/
Soubaya6745/
Schouby6743/
Schobes6738/
Soubhie6737/
Shabeya6734/
Choibey6727/
Shoeybi6725/
Schovey6723/
Sowy6722/
Soubeih6722/
Zoubeye6720/
Schubey6716/
Choobey6716/
Sobhieh6712/
Sobhiya6711/
Sobehah679/
Sèbe679/
Shobiya678/
Soubiea678/
Säby678/
Chuobey677/
Sobayah677/
Söby677/
Xobe677/
Soubayi676/
Soubiya676/
Shebeya676/
Soobhee676/
Sabeeya675/
Soobiya674/
Shobaye674/
Choybey674/
Sobhoyi674/
Shobeer674/
Sobeiha674/
Zobeyah674/
Sobeich673/
Soboyee673/
Shouber673/
Shobuyi673/
Showeye673/
Shobaya673/
Sohbayo673/
Sobé673/
Sobeach673/
Çobe673/
Sobiyas673/
Subahey672/
Subheya672/
Soubajy672/
Shobahy672/
Sabeeye672/
Ssebeya672/
Soubouy672/
Djoubey672/
Sobhoye672/
Soboyis672/
Chhobey671/
Chobhey671/
Schobee671/
Schoube671/
Sobhahe671/
Sobhaiy671/
Sobihya671/
Sobuhee671/
Sohbiya671/
Soothby671/
Shoboyi671/
Shoibea671/
Subeeya671/
Soubeïd671/
Soudtby671/
Shoober671/
Siabeya671/
Zoubeyt671/
Sobooye671/
Shobije671/
Shobuje671/
Shoobyo671/
Sobgoue671/
Sobieja671/
Sobá671/
Soubayo671/
Soubett671/
Shabeyi671/
Shouwey671/
Shoobie671/
Shobeis671/
Scoboyi671/
Szebehy671/
Sébe671/
Chobeyi671/
Shoubyi671/
Shahbey671/
Sobeihe671/
Sobieha671/
Shobayu671/
Shobyie671/
Sobhuya671/
Sobojee671/
Sobehia671/
Soobhhy671/
Soohuey671/
Sonphey671/
Showeya671/
Souweye671/
Souhbie671/
Söbe670/
Schobie670/
Schooby670/
Shaubey670/
Shobets670/
Shompey670/
Sheebey670/

Sobey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobey in the Russian language
Собейsobej-

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