Sobrao Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Sobrao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sobrao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain701:667,88629,788
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004

Sobrao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobrao occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobrao? popularity and diffusion

Sobrao is the 2,152,526th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Sobrao is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Sobrao reside; 91 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 91 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Sobrao is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 667,886. In Spain it is mostly found in: Cantabria, where 90 percent live, Madrid, where 9 percent live and Andalusia, where 1 percent live. Apart from Spain it occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sebrao8396/
Sabrao8315/
Subrao831/
Shabrao773/
Somprao771/
Sabraoz771/
Somphrao7157/
Sabrahou714/
Sahabrao711/
Cabrao6719/
Siomphrao671/
Cobroa671/
Zebrao671/
Suvrao671/
Somproa623/
Subroho621/
Samphrao573/
Sowrayya571/
Cabroa501/
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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 Sobrao
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