Sobiyan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sobiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sobiyan (54) may also be a first name.
Sobiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sobiyan (Hindi: सोबीयान) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobiyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Sobiyan live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sobiyan is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 54 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Sobiyan is most numerous in: Ogun, where 38 percent reside, Oyo, where 38 percent reside and Lagos, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sobiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobiyan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोबीयान | sobiyana | 50 |
| सोबियान | sobiyana | 50 |
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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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- 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 Sobiyan
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