Sobiyi Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Sobiyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Sobiyi (13) may also be a first name.
Sobiyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobiyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sobiyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobiyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,727,723rd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sobiyi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sobiyi is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 47 percent are found, Oyo, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Sobiyi
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