Sobr Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sobr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

The alternate forms: Šobr (282) are calculated separately.

Sobr (41) may also be a first name.

Sobr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobr (Russian: Собр) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Šobr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Sobr is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Sobr reside; 31 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 41 people.

Sobr is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 670,323. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kedah, where 52 percent reside, Selangor, where 11 percent reside and Kelantan, where 9 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Russia, where 22 percent reside.

Sobr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sobr last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the political party.

Sobr earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.28% less than the national average, earning $41,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šobr92282/
Sobre89427/
Sobhr8910/
Shobr891/
Soubre80400/
Soiber8011/
Soobre801/
Sojber801/
Shohbr801/
Sabr755,080/
Subr7560/
Sebr7517/
Cobr753/
Sowr752/
Sovr752/
Jobr751/
Schobre7329/
Sobrova737/
Soibere733/
Schobrt731/
Schoobr730/
Sabre677,031/
Shabr67554/
Zobre67207/
Sovre67165/
Schoiber67157/
Subre67149/
Subrt67113/
Siebr6715/
Sabrh6711/
Sáber6710/
Subhr678/
Sompr676/
Sabrt675/
Saebr674/
Sabrr673/
Saabr673/
Saubr673/
Chobr672/
Zoubr672/
Showr672/
Jobre672/
Subrh671/
Sahbr671/
Shubr671/
Suubr671/
Sowrh671/
Seebr671/
Sabrz671/
Shebr671/
Sabır671/
Sabhr671/
Sehbr670/

Sobr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobr in the Russian language
Собрsobr-

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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 Sobr
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