Sobotka Surname

58,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sobotka Surname User-submission:

Sobotka derives from sobota, Czech and Polish for 'Saturday'. In Poland and Bohemia Saturday was traditionally market day, the day when hawkers and farmers from the surrounding rural areas came to town to sell their produce. Sobotka - transliterated something like "Saturdayer" - signifies a person who sells on such a market.

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Sobotka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,8641:3,713359
Poland2,3071:16,4752,421
United States1,8031:201,03119,769
Austria6121:13,9142,029
Germany4281:188,09721,845
Slovakia1461:36,5516,716
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
France911:729,92091,032
Canada631:584,85148,473
Argentina551:777,15351,982
England271:2,063,63279,942
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Israel101:855,76354,181
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland71:785,24338,644
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Sobótka (1,980) & Sobôtka (28) are calculated separately.

Sobotka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sobotka derives from sobota, Czech and Polish for 'Saturday'. In Poland and Bohemia Saturday was traditionally market day, the day when hawkers and farmers from the surrounding rural areas came to town to sell their produce. Sobotka - transliterated something like "Saturdayer" - signifies a person who sells on such a market.

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Sobotka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobotka (Russian: Соботка) occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sobótka or Sobôtka. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobotka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,636th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 845,717 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sobotka live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Sobotka is most widespread in Czechia, where it is borne by 2,864 people, or 1 in 3,713. In Czechia Sobotka is primarily concentrated in: Vysočina Region, where 27 percent reside, South Moravian Region, where 18 percent reside and Prague, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Czechia this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Sobotka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sobotka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sobotka surname grew 36,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sobotka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sobotka last name are 12.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Sobotka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $42,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $56,103 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobótka951,980/
Sobôtka9528/
Sobottka931,882/
Szobotka9385/
Sobotkas935/
Sobothka931/
Sobutka86367/
Subotka86354/
Sobotko86301/
Sabotka86213/
Sobotke86100/
Sobodka8611/
Sobotca8611/
Sobatka867/
Sobotki861/
Sobetka861/
Sobotky860/
Sobotker80291/
Sabottka8059/
Sobottke8034/
Sobutcka806/
Chobotka802/
Shabotka801/
Schobatka750/
Sabatka71518/
Subotky71324/
Sebetka71199/
Subotko71107/
Sobótko7187/
Sabotke7139/
Zabotka7125/
Zobotke712/
Sabotckaia711/
Sabotca711/
Sobódka711/
Sobutko711/
Sobodko711/
Chobotko67204/
Shabotko6758/
Shebetka6747/
Sabottke6737/
Subotkis6730/
Shebatka677/
Sobodker673/
Szabatka672/
Shabatka672/
Sobatker671/
Sabottki671/
Subodkha671/
Sabotker671/

Sobotka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobotka in the Russian language
Соботкаsobotka-

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