Sobhuwa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

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

Sobhuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sobhuwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
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Sobhuwa Demographics

Average Sobhuwa Salary in
South Africa

R 71,004

Per year
Rank:
156,342 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.39991E-5
Rank: 108,792 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
29.88%
Sample size: 12 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Sobhuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobhuwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sobhuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobhuwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sobhuwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Western Cape, where 24 percent live.

Sobhuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Sobhuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.12% less than the national average, earning R 71,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobuwa92585/
Sebhuwa861/
Sabuwa771,367/
Subuwa7729/
Sebuwa7729/
Siabuwa7188/
Sebuiwa7137/
Shabuwa7127/
Sabouwa7112/
Saebuwa7111/
Ssebuwa712/
Ssabuwa711/
Soboway711/
Sobouwo711/
Sobouba711/
Sanphuwa673/
Shobowah671/
Sovubhai671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sobhuwa
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