Sobiya Surname
Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname
Sobiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,215 | 1:147,032 | 4,031 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sobiya (85,700) may also be a first name.
Sobiya Demographics
Average Sobiya Salary in
South Africa
R 56,376
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sobiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sobiya (Bengali: সোবিয়া, Hindi: सोबिया, Marathi: सोिबया) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 292,829th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,584,326 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sobiya reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 11,668th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 85,700 people.
The surname Sobiya is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,215 people, or 1 in 147,032. In Pakistan Sobiya is primarily found in: Punjab, where 62 percent live, Sindh, where 30 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Sobiya Last Name Statistics demography
Sobiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.28% less than the national average, earning R 56,376 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sobiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobiya in the Bengali language | ||
| সোবিয়া | sobiya | - |
| Sobiya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोबिया | sobiya | 96.56 |
| सोबीया | sobiya | 2.29 |
| सोबईया | soba'iya | 0.19 |
| सौबिया | saubiya | 0.19 |
| सॉबिया | sobiya | 0.19 |
| सोविया | soviya | 0.19 |
| साबिया | sabiya | 0.19 |
| शोबिया | sobiya | 0.19 |
| Sobiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोिबया | soibaya | 55.9 |
| सोबीया | sobiya | 40.37 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 0.62 |
| सोिबय | soibaya | 0.62 |
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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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- 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 Sobiya
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