Sobowa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sobowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sobowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobowa is most common in The Philippines. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Sobowa reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 5,328,328. In The Philippines Sobowa is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 95 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shobowa923/
Soboway921/
Sobow914/
Shobowah861/
Sebowa83928/
Sobova83170/
Sobawa8343/
Sobowo8314/
Shobow8312/
Sabowa8311/
Subowa834/
Sopowa832/
Soboba831/
Ssebowa773,014/
Soibova772,806/
Siabowa77156/
Soebowo77148/
Cobohwa7742/
Soebawa7732/
Seboowa7716/
Sabouwa7712/
Soobhow774/
Subzowa772/
Subowai771/
Sobhawa771/
Sobouba771/
Sobouwo771/
Sobovaa771/
Shabowa771/
Shobawa771/
Soubova771/
Seebowa771/
Scobova771/
Sebowai771/
Sebojwa771/
Shoobow771/
Subow731,265/
Sabow73195/
Sobov7390/
Sobów7365/
Sobab739/
Sovow731/
Sobob731/
Chobohwa7164/
Schobova7117/
Sseboowa7113/
Sanpoowa713/
Sobawaha711/
Sseebowa711/
Ssebowea711/
Saabohwa711/
Shaboowa711/
Subawa673,235/
Sopova672,948/
Zobova672,916/
Soibov672,780/
Sob672,642/
Subowo671,959/
Sabova67780/
Sebova67622/
Sabobo67526/
Sabawa67243/
Sabowo67120/
Shubow6763/
Subova6761/
Zobawa6756/
Sobhab6748/
Sovova6743/
Shabow6729/
Shobab6718/
Sobaba6718/
Jobova6713/
Soboff677/
Saboba676/
Shobhawat675/
Sobawo675/
Sapowa675/
Sobhav674/
Suubow674/
Shovow674/
Zabowa673/
Sobobo673/
Sonpow672/
Soibab671/
Sebawa671/
Soybov671/
Sobava671/
Shobaf671/
Shchobova671/
Suboow671/
Soobab671/
Soybab671/
Zebowa670/

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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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  • 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 Sobowa
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