Sobova Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Sobova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1111:410,11449,291
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Šobová (92) are calculated separately.

Sobova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobova (Russian: Собова) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šobová. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Sobova are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Sobova is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 410,114. In Ukraine Sobova is most prevalent in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 43 percent live, Kiev, where 14 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Sobova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soibova922,806/
Sobovaa921/
Soubova921/
Scobova921/
Sobov9190/
Šobová8992/
Schobova8617/
Sopova832,948/
Zobova832,916/
Soibov832,780/
Sabova83780/
Sebova83622/
Subova8361/
Sovova8343/
Sobowa8324/
Jobova8313/
Soboba831/
Sobava831/
Soybov831/
Soov8013/
Shchobova801/
Shopova775,613/
Soipova772,526/
Szabova77502/
Shubova7776/
Sobovoi7741/
Shabova7726/
Sobovoy7719/
Shebova7716/
Saabova7710/
Saboova7710/
Soubová778/
Shovova778/
Chobova776/
Zoubova775/
Shoubov774/
Soppova773/
Shobowa773/
Zhobova773/
Seboova772/
Schobov771/
Sabuova771/
Zobovaa771/
Sobhava771/
Sobhová771/
Sobouba771/
Suvoova771/
Soboway771/
Joobova771/
Zsabova771/
Sophova771/
Sjabova771/
Szopova771/
Szovova771/
Sabov733,134/
Zobov732,393/
Sobab739/
Shoov738/
Sobow734/
Sovav731/
Sobob731/
Sovab731/
Szaboova71311/
Sobhavat7160/
Sahabova7156/
Shoipova7125/
Schebova7114/
Dzhobova719/
Shchobov717/
Shompova712/
Schobová712/
Shobowah711/
Schopova711/
Zubova6723,298/
Savova676,828/
Sob672,642/
Sapova672,580/
Sabová672,326/
Sovová671,493/
Sebowa67928/
Sabobo67526/
Jobava67523/
Sov67332/
Šopova67260/
Jobová67186/
Shobhavat67139/
Cebova6782/
Sobhab6748/
Sobawa6743/
Šebova6743/
Zobava6738/
Sábová6732/
Shabov6730/
Sabava6721/
Zabova6721/
Sebová6721/
Subová6720/
Sobaba6718/
Shobab6718/
Saabov6715/
Sobowo6714/
Sabovo6713/
Shobow6712/
Sopová6712/
Sowová6711/
Sabowa6711/
Szabov6710/
Zoubov6710/
Cabova6710/
Šubova678/
Soboff677/
Saboba676/
Sobawo675/
Suvova675/
Subava674/
Sobhav674/
Subowa674/
Sobobo673/
Shahabova672/
Shovav672/
Sabóva672/
Chobov672/
Sopowa672/
Sabuov671/
Zovova671/
Shovab671/
Shchobava671/
Jóbova671/
Šabova671/
Şoubov671/
Şubova671/
Soobab671/
Shobaf671/
Saubov671/
Schoppova671/
Sebava671/
Zuobov671/
Soibab671/
Sochuhova671/
Soybab671/

Sobova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobova in the Russian language
Собоваsobova-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sobova
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