Sobh Surname

11,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sobh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt15,1621:6,064757
Jordan10,0631:879118
Palestine5,9691:76292
Iraq4,1191:8,502696
Lebanon3,2691:1,724331
Iran2,3231:33,0533,944
Syria2,1961:8,789833
Saudi Arabia1,8291:16,8702,323
United States4471:810,87062,361
Kuwait3951:9,6221,331
United Arab Emirates3891:23,5532,678
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Canada1241:297,14227,584
India811:9,469,943186,993
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Algeria401:965,78942,026
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
France371:1,795,209158,669
Australia351:771,30649,759
Yemen221:1,201,15011,790
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Sobh (5,160) may also be a first name.

Sobh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobh (Arabic: صُبح, Bengali: সোভালক্ষী, Hindi: सोभ, Marathi: सोभ, Oriya: େଶାଭ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobh? popularity and diffusion

Sobh is the 11,927th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 154,784 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sobh are found; 60 percent are found in West Asia and 54 percent are found in Levant. Sobh is also the 94,343rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,160 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 15,162 people, or 1 in 6,064. Barring Egypt this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 21 percent are found and Palestine, where 13 percent are found.

Sobh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Shiite (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sobh surname are 27.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sobh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning $45,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.13% less than the national average, earning $42,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobhh896,479/
Shobh893,856/
Soubh8949/
Sobht8945/
Sob862,642/
Shobsh8043/
Sshobh804/
Shobch802/
Shoebh801/
Shobhh801/
Jshobh801/
Sabh757,225/
Soeb752,076/
Subh75851/
Soib75806/
Soph75593/
Soub75182/
Sohb75160/
Sobt75140/
Shob7576/
Soyb7548/
Soob7537/
Siob7526/
Sobs7517/
Sgob7517/
Zobh7512/
Sowh759/
Sohw759/
Sovh755/
Sebh754/
Scob753/
Suob753/
Jsob753/
Jobh752/
Sofh752/
Sotb751/
Hsob751/
Xsob751/
Zsob751/
Sobz751/
Sohp751/
Sohf751/
Sohv751/
Sjob751/
Sojb751/
Sobhová731/
Shoeb6712,211/
Shoib674,037/
Schob67894/
Sophe67540/
Shoub67390/
Shabh67263/
Shoob67250/
Shubh67221/
Shoyb6770/
Seebh6729/
Shebh6714/
Scoob6713/
Sabdh6710/
Saabh677/
Saubh674/
Sabhh674/
Soeph674/
Soiph674/
Shohf673/
Scoph673/
Ssgob672/
Sosfh672/
Sabhs672/
Suibh671/
Sabhd671/
Sabht671/
Jhobh671/
Jscob671/
Subhd671/
Soihb671/
Zoobh671/
Hsoyb671/
Sohfe671/
Josbh671/
Subhh671/
Szubh671/
Scoub671/
Shohb671/
Shovh671/
Subdh671/
Sohyb671/
Sobsz671/
Hsabh671/
Siabh671/
Soobs671/
Souph671/
Sooph671/
Shosb671/
Soubz670/
Sohws670/

Sobh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobh in the Bengali language
সোভালক্ষীsobhalaksi-
Sobh in the Marathi language
सोभsobha-
Sobh in the Hindi language
सोभsobha92.65
शोभsobha2.45
सोभाsobha0.98
सॊभsobha0.49
सोभा़sobha0.49
शोभ्sobh0.49
Sobh in the Oriya language
େଶାଭesabha91.67
ଭିbhi8.33
Sobh in the Arabic language
صُبحsubh-
صبحsbh-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sobh
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