Sobitun Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sobitun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobitun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sobitun (46) may also be a first name.

Sobitun Last Name Facts

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

Sobitun is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sobitun.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobitun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Sobitun are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sobitun is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 46 people.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent live and Sabah, where 50 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sabitun86148/
Sobiton863/
Sebitun861/
Shobiton804/
Sabitoune751/
Sabetun7124/
Subiton717/
Sabiton716/
Sabaiton67257/
Shebetun6716/
Subaiton679/
Savaitun676/
Sobayton674/
Subuiton671/
Schebetun63119/
Shabitoon631/
Sooveteun631/
Shabestun631/
Savetun5726/
Soweton577/
Sävetun574/
Jabetun572/
Saviton571/
Sunphaithun5682/
Souveton53549/
Showeton532/
Soveaton530/
Sahavetun501/

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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 Sobitun
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