Sobota Surname
Approximately 11,089 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSobota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 6,968 | 1:5,455 | 635 |
| United States | 1,399 | 1:259,084 | 24,484 |
| Germany | 703 | 1:114,517 | 14,106 |
| Czechia | 520 | 1:20,449 | 3,119 |
| Slovakia | 415 | 1:12,859 | 1,700 |
| Croatia | 318 | 1:13,297 | 2,591 |
| Brazil | 304 | 1:704,192 | 25,854 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Austria | 75 | 1:113,539 | 16,032 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 1:2,069,213 | 143,711 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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.
- asobo2004Sobota, in the Slovak and Czech language, means 'Saturday'.
- madloSobota Demographics
Average Sobota Salary in
United States
$45,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Sobota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobota in the Russian language | ||
| Собота | sobota | - |
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