Sobia Surname

299,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Benin

Sobia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan7401:241,4115,508
Philippines1761:575,21763,737
India631:12,175,641218,299
England551:1,013,05650,089
Benin521:198,76218,872
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Peru321:993,25418,991
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sobia (73,092) may also be a first name.

Sobia Last Name Facts

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

Sobia (Arabic: سوبيا, Hindi: सोबिया, Marathi: सोिबया, Oriya: େସାବିଆ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 299,135th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Sobia reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,381st most common first name world-wide, held by 73,092 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 241,411. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 62 percent reside, Punjab, where 31 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Sobia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sobia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sobia surname increased 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sobia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sobia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,618 per year and in United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobiha91250/
Sobiah91135/
Shobia9130/
Sobiat9121/
Soobia9117/
Sobias9114/
Soubia9112/
Sobhia9111/
Sobiea912/
Suobia911/
Soebia911/
Sobihat832,592/
Soubhia83232/
Sobihah83130/
Soubias8319/
Sobagia8313/
Soubiea838/
Shobiha835/
Shobiah834/
Schobia831/
Sobaiya831/
Sobhiha831/
Sobgiaa831/
Sobiach831/
Sobiasz831/
Sobieha831/
Soubiha831/
Sabia809,462/
Subia809,185/
Sovia802,539/
Sobya801,302/
Sebia801,222/
Zobia80370/
Sobea80126/
Sobio8088/
Sábia809/
Jobia805/
Sowia803/
Súbia801/
Shobihah77127/
Shobagia7724/
Soboijoa772/
Soobagia771/
Sobaiyah771/
Soubieha771/
Sabiha7312,687/
Subias733,382/
Sebiha731,323/
Zoubia73634/
Sgobio73450/
Sobeah73427/
Subiah73307/
Soviah73267/
Sobjio73221/
Sobeha73204/
Sabiah73161/
Shabia73124/
Scabia73109/
Sebiaa7367/
Sabija7362/
Subiat7360/
Shovia7358/
Sompia7356/
Subhia7342/
Cobija7341/
Subiha7341/
Sabias7338/
Sabhia7336/
Subiaz7334/
Sobyah7332/
Siovia7319/
Sabiat7319/
Sobijo7319/
Sowiha7318/
Chobia7315/
Shebia7314/
Sobhya7313/
Sovhia7313/
Sahbia7313/
Jobias7310/
Coubia7310/
Sohvia738/
Soivia738/
Sebiah737/
Joubia736/
Zobias734/
Sovias733/
Saabia733/
Djobia733/
Zoobia733/
Sebiea733/
Sobyha732/
Saubia732/
Zoibia732/
Siabia732/
Sabiay731/
Joybia731/
Sowiah731/
Giobia731/
Sobiho731/
Subiad731/
Sobgio731/
Soobya731/
Sonpia731/
Sgovia731/
Shubia731/
Szabia731/
Sabioa731/
Sabiea731/
Sobeaa731/
Sobeea731/
Sowiea730/
Souvia730/
Soubeijga711/
Subbiah676,670/
Subagia674,295/
Sabihat67641/
Sabaiya67466/
Sowieja67289/
Subaiya67112/
Subihat6788/
Shabiha6785/
Shabija6785/
Sabihah6778/
Sobioch6751/
Subihah6738/
Soobyah6730/
Sabbiah6724/
Sobagio6720/
Sabijat6717/
Sahabia6717/
Zuobiah6717/
Sabhiha6714/
Choubia6714/
Sovaiya6711/
Saebiah6710/
Shobyah679/
Sobehah679/
Sohwiah678/
Subhiah677/
Subiats677/
Shabiah677/
Sehbiah676/
Shoviah675/
Sonphia675/
Schovia675/
Zoubiaa674/
Souviat674/
Shabiaz674/
Sabiahe673/
Souvias672/
Choibia672/
Shahbia672/
Sobhyat672/
Chobiad672/
Saabiah672/
Sabhiah671/
Sabhija671/
Sabuiya671/
Sahbiah671/
Sahbiha671/
Saabiha671/
Sompiah671/
Shoibea671/
Shebija671/
Subhiha671/
Soweija671/
Siabija671/
Zoubiah671/
Sobeijo671/
Sobieei671/
Shabiae671/
Subihas671/
Sowaiya671/
Sabiach671/
Sabiaht671/
Savogia671/
Dziobia671/
Chobija671/
Subihai671/
Soyuiah671/
Soouiah671/
Subeiya671/
Sobeiyo671/
Sompiea671/
Suubiah671/

Sobia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobia in the Oriya language
େସାବିଆesabi'a-
Sobia in the Hindi language
सोबियाsobiya94.44
सूबिआsubi'a5.56
Sobia in the Marathi language
सोिबयाsoibaya71.43
सोबीयाsobiya14.29
शोबीयाsobiya7.14
सॉबीअेsobiae7.14
Sobia in the Arabic language
سوبياswbya-

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