Sobral Surname
Approximately 47,313 people bear this surname
Sobral Surname User-submission:
Meaning of Sobral: cork oak forest (Portuguese).
Sobral Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 31,266 | 1:6,847 | 466 |
| Portugal | 7,898 | 1:1,319 | 210 |
| Angola | 5,127 | 1:5,264 | 734 |
| Spain | 990 | 1:47,224 | 4,460 |
| Argentina | 611 | 1:69,956 | 5,940 |
| France | 534 | 1:124,387 | 18,898 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| Switzerland | 119 | 1:69,016 | 8,291 |
| Uruguay | 61 | 1:56,258 | 6,129 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 26 | 1:6,824 | 491 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
Sobral (139) may also be a first name.
Sobral Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Meaning of Sobral: cork oak forest (Portuguese).
- Luis Miguel Ribeiro SobralSobral Demographics
Average Male Sobral Height
174.12 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sobral Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobral Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sobral (Arabic: سوبرال, Hindi: सोबरल) occurs most in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobral? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,880th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 154,028 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Sobral reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 66 percent reside in Luso-South America. Sobral is also the 784,558th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 139 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 31,266 people, or 1 in 6,847. In Brazil Sobral is most common in: São Paulo, where 26 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 16 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 17 percent are found and Angola, where 11 percent are found.
Sobral Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sobral surname are 44.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sobral earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.87% less than the national average, earning R 81,108 per year; in United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $46,430 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sobrail | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sobrral | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sobraal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sobrasl | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sobreal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sabral | 83 | 102 | / |
| Cobral | 83 | 50 | / |
| Sovral | 83 | 2 | / |
| Subral | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sebral | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jobrail | 77 | 16 | / |
| Subrail | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cobrall | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sabrald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scabral | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabrail | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sebrall | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sabrallh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sahabral | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jobralph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jasbrall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cabral | 67 | 458,386 | / |
| Zebral | 67 | 266 | / |
| Zabral | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jabral | 67 | 5 | / |
| Savral | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zubral | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawral | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabrol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Subralova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cábral | 67 | 1 | / |
Sobral Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sobral in the Hindi language | ||
| सोबरल | sobarala | - |
| Sobral in the Arabic language | ||
| سوبرال | swbral | - |
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