Sobhuza Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

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

Sobhuza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobhuza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7921:68,4068,556
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Lesotho51:406,51217,363

Sobhuza (452) may also be a first name.

Sobhuza Last Name Facts

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

Sobhuza is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobhuza? popularity and diffusion

Sobhuza is the 415,385th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,696,356 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sobhuza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 402,268th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 452 people.

The surname Sobhuza is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 68,406. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Sobhuza Last Name Statistics demography

Sobhuza earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.41% less than the national average, earning R 136,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobuza921,541/
Subhuza862/
Sabhuza862/
Zobhuza862/
Sobhuca861/
Sobusa77199/
Sabuza7721/
Sebuza7710/
Sobuca778/
Soboza776/
Sobuzo773/
Subuza772/
Sovuza771/
Sobuja771/
Shawuza7117/
Zubhuza719/
Sobausa715/
Sobhuce715/
Ssebuza712/
Siabuza711/
Xabhuza711/
Sobhozi711/
Sebuzza711/
Sabauza711/
Ssabuza711/
Shobuja711/
Sobucha711/
Sobusaa711/
Sabouzah6733/
Sabchuca675/
Saburzai672/
Sobhusih671/
Ssebuuza671/

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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 Sobhuza
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