Sobota Surname

46,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sobota Surname User-submission:

Origins from Opoloskie, Poland, means 'Saturday' in Polish. In German, this last name is thought to be connected to the word sobe, an old German term referring to a person who drinks a lot. This ties in to the Polish meaning, since the traditional German day for drinking was Saturday.

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Sobota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,9681:5,455635
United States1,3991:259,08424,484
Germany7031:114,51714,106
Czechia5201:20,4493,119
Slovakia4151:12,8591,700
Croatia3181:13,2972,591
Brazil3041:704,19225,854
Canada991:372,17833,288
Austria751:113,53916,032
England481:1,160,79354,689
France451:1,476,060142,161
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Šobota (433) & Sobóta (1) are calculated separately.

Sobota Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Origins from Opoloskie, Poland, means 'Saturday' in Polish. In German, this last name is thought to be connected to the word sobe, an old German term referring to a person who drinks a lot. This ties in to the Polish meaning, since the traditional German day for drinking was Saturday.

In America, most people with this last name can trace their ancestry back to Thomas Sobotta (1845-1927) and Bajotta 'Beata' Waldera (1856-1918) who had 17 children in Arcadia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin. The last name can be found in the name of many businesses in Arcadia to this day.

- asobo2004

Sobota, in the Slovak and Czech language, means 'Saturday'.

- madlo

Sobota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobota (Russian: Собота) is found most in Poland. It can also be found as a variant: Šobota or Sobóta. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobota? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,745th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 657,187 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Sobota are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Sobota is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 6,968 people, or 1 in 5,455. Other than Poland it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Sobota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sobota has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,995 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sobota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sobota surname are 11.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sobota earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šobota94433/
Sobóta941/
Sobotta924,343/
Szobota92242/
Shobota9212/
Sobosta928/
Suobota921/
Sobotha921/
Soubouta862/
Subota831,062/
Sabota83277/
Sobuta83273/
Sebota83214/
Sobata83123/
Soboti8342/
Sobote8336/
Sobeta8321/
Soboto8311/
Jobota832/
Soboty832/
Cobota831/
Sowota831/
Sobotie77809/
Sebotha77200/
Sobouti77196/
Sabotta77159/
Chobota7795/
Sobetha7782/
Shobote7751/
Sobatay7744/
Sobutas7738/
Sabosta7736/
Sobotti7732/
Sobothe7724/
Sobatha7722/
Sobutta7720/
Soubata7716/
Shabota7715/
Sabotas7710/
Sabouta779/
Sobotyo778/
Sobooti777/
Szubota777/
Sobutay776/
Sompota775/
Sobetta774/
Sobothi774/
Subotta773/
Soboter772/
Shobata772/
Sebouta772/
Shobuta772/
Sowosta772/
Sobotho772/
Sabotha772/
Sobatta772/
Sabotaa771/
Sobotte771/
Shebota771/
Sobotei771/
Suobote771/
Sabotah771/
Sabotai771/
Sabotaj771/
Sebotai771/
Tjobota771/
Shoboto771/
Soubote771/
Sobatah770/
Zobotha770/
Sobhouti71265/
Soubusta7162/
Chobotat7144/
Soubatai7134/
Chobotai7116/
Sabotash717/
Soubatay717/
Shabotai714/
Sobhatai711/
Sobotter711/
Shobhata711/
Shobatai711/
Sobotich711/
Soubataï711/
Soubatta711/
Saboitas711/
Shovhota711/
Sobother710/
Giobotta710/
Sebata675,050/
Sabata673,101/
Sabote671,603/
Sabeta67604/
Sobati67529/
Sebeta67318/
Saboto67239/
Sabuta67173/
Žabota6788/
Cebota6781/
Seboto6761/
Zoboto6756/
Cabota6755/
Saboti6753/
Subata6748/
Zabota6747/
Sobate6729/
Suboto6729/
Sowata6728/
Sobeto6728/
Jabota6710/
Sobato678/
Cobata678/
Savota677/
Subote677/
Sobuto676/
Shobhatai674/
Sobuti674/
Suboti673/
Zoboti672/
Coboto672/
Sobaty672/
Subuta671/
Sovata671/
Sábata671/
Sobastast671/
Shobotouh671/
Djoubouta671/
Shovhotha671/
Sowoto671/

Sobota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobota in the Russian language
Соботаsobota-

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