Sobolu Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sobolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania571:352,24330,194
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sobolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobolu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Sobolu live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Sobolu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 352,243. In Romania Sobolu is most numerous in: Cluj County, where 53 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 35 percent are found and Bihor County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Romania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soboolu928/
Shobolu923/
Sobolou922/
Sobuoğlu8616/
Shoboolu866/
Sabolu8393/
Sebolu8312/
Sobulu834/
Sowolu832/
Jobolu831/
Souboulou801/
Shabolu77474/
Sovolou7774/
Sowoolu7773/
Sabolou7748/
Sobaliu7726/
Chobolu7722/
Zobolou7716/
Sobaleu776/
Shobulu773/
Sobalou773/
Shobalu773/
Sebolau771/
Seebolu771/
Sompolu771/
Jobollu771/
Showolu771/
Cobolou771/
Zobuoğlu7192/
Zobooğlu7180/
Soybulut7134/
Sompolou7128/
Sabollou7114/
Zobollou7112/
Shaabolu7112/
Saboulou716/
Showoolu715/
Shaboolu711/
Sabolius711/
Siovolou711/
Zobgolou711/
Shebholu711/
Sabalu67341/
Sabulu67258/
Sebalu67211/
Subulu6737/
Savolu6719/
Subalu6712/
Zouboulou6710/
Jouboulou671/
Cobalu671/
Zowolu671/
Sebelu671/
Saboullou671/
Sohbatlou671/
Sabelu671/

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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 Sobolu
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