Sobović Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sobović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Šobović (10), Sobovič (2) & Sobovic (1) are calculated separately.

Sobović Last Name Facts

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

Sobović occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šobović, Sobovič or Sobovic. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobović? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sobović is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sobović occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sobović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Sobović is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,114,302. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Croatia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šobović9510/
Sobovič952/
Sobovic951/
Cobović86149/
Zobović8639/
Sabović8629/
Sobovitz8011/
Sobovitch7518/
Szobovich755/
Zubović711,858/
Savović711,371/
Šabović711,095/
Sabovic71310/
Cebović7144/
Zobovič7136/
Zobovic712/
Subovic711/
Sobovičová711/
Sobowiec67200/
Sabovich6767/
Subovitz6747/
Sobovets6735/
Sobowicz6726/
Subovich6714/
Sobowiez6713/
Sobowits677/
Subovits676/
Shaboviç675/
Sovovich675/
Shabovic674/
Sabovics672/
Subovics672/
Sobowitz671/
Jobovitz671/
Jobovich671/
Sabovitz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sobović
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