Sobhy Surname
Approximately 178,189 people bear this surname
Sobhy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 120,536 | 1:763 | 103 |
| Syria | 31,565 | 1:611 | 80 |
| Iraq | 16,333 | 1:2,144 | 266 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,479 | 1:4,762 | 644 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Lebanon | 452 | 1:12,471 | 1,780 |
| Oman | 389 | 1:9,481 | 1,250 |
| Jordan | 381 | 1:23,208 | 3,253 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| United Arab Emirates | 286 | 1:32,036 | 3,458 |
| Israel | 230 | 1:37,207 | 5,132 |
| Palestine | 219 | 1:20,771 | 3,255 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Yemen | 72 | 1:367,018 | 10,130 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Sobhy (312,106) may also be a first name.
Sobhy Demographics
Sobhy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sobhy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobhy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sobhy (Arabic: صبحى, Hindi: शोभ्या, Marathi: सोबी) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobhy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sobhy is the 3,162nd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,898 people. The last name Sobhy is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Sobhy reside; 68 percent reside in North Africa and 68 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sobhy is also the 3,350th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 312,106 people.
Sobhy is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 120,536 people, or 1 in 763. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 18 percent reside and Iraq, where 9 percent reside.
Sobhy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sobhy surname is predominantly Sunni (57%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Sobhy are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.
The amount Sobhy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.7% more than the national average, earning $64,935 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sobhy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobhy in the Hindi language | ||
| शोभ्या | sobhya | - |
| Sobhy in the Marathi language | ||
| सोबी | sobi | - |
| Sobhy in the Arabic language | ||
| صبحى | sbhy | - |
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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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