Sobs Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sobs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobs occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Sobs are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Sobs is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent live. Excluding Germany Sobs exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobse8940/
Sobsz891/
Soobs891/
Sob862,642/
Shobsh8043/
Shoobs8022/
Schobs8017/
Shoebs802/
Jscobs801/
Shoubs801/
Scoubs800/
Sobh7547,082/
Jobs751,546/
Soib75806/
Cobs75222/
Soub75182/
Sohb75160/
Sobt75140/
Shob7576/
Soyb7548/
Soob7537/
Sops7534/
Siob7526/
Sabs7523/
Subs7518/
Sgob7517/
Zobs7513/
Sows756/
Sebs753/
Suob753/
Jsob753/
Sovs753/
Sobz751/
Hsob751/
Xsob751/
Zsob751/
Sjob751/
Sojb751/
Sotb751/
Schoubs73151/
Jobst678,121/
Sobhh676,479/
Shoib674,037/
Shobh673,856/
Shows673,789/
Jobse671,506/
Schob67894/
Shoub67390/
Shoob67250/
Coobs67181/
Jobsz67149/
Sopse67148/
Siebs67141/
Shoyb6770/
Shubs6765/
Soubh6749/
Sobht6745/
Shabs6737/
Shops6736/
Shebs6733/
Scops6723/
Saabs674/
Joobs674/
Subse674/
Szabs673/
Shofs673/
Soups672/
Sabhs672/
Ssgob672/
Sopps671/
Cobss671/
Sabse671/
Szubs671/
Sohyb671/
Sospe671/
Hsoyb671/
Sebős671/
Shohb671/
Soihb671/
Seubs671/
Shosb671/
Soops671/
Soofs671/
Zoebs671/
Zobst670/
Sohws670/
Saubs670/
Coubs670/
Soubz670/
Scabs670/

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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
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  • 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 Sobs
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