Sobson Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sobson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sobson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobson? popularity and diffusion

Sobson is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sobson live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Sobson is primarily found in: Michigan, where 53 percent live, Colorado, where 24 percent live and Washington, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Sobson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sobson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sobson surname increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sobson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sobson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sobson earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.6% more than the national average, earning $66,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sopson8322/
Subson838/
Sabson836/
Sobsan832/
Sowson831/
Zobson831/
Sofson831/
Sobsom831/
Shabson7734/
Subsong7728/
Sabshon7715/
Chobson7713/
Sabsong771/
Sopsong771/
Showson770/
Seubsoun712/
Seubsong711/
Supson671,310/
Sapson67214/
Sovsun67110/
Sawson6725/
Subsom678/
Sabsan678/
Sabsen678/
Subsoisin675/
Sopsom674/
Subsen674/
Sowsan673/
Subsan672/
Zabson672/
Savson672/
Subsun671/

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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 Sobson
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