Sobu Surname

189,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,6431:77,8115,294
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
India351:21,916,154310,282
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sobu (671) may also be a first name.

Sobu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobu (Russian: Собу) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sobu is the 189,210th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,263,567 people. The surname Sobu is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Sobu are found; 74 percent are found in East Asia and 74 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 320,288th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 671 people.

The surname Sobu is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 1,643 people, or 1 in 77,811. In Japan Sobu is most common in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 25 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Ōita Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Excluding Japan it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Sobu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sobu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobuj8926,635/
Sobuz896,769/
Shobu893,345/
Sobus891,547/
Sobou89948/
Sobuś89701/
Sobuh89244/
Sobut89108/
Soibu8952/
Sobhu8925/
Sobau8910/
Soubu893/
Sobeu893/
Soebu892/
Suobu891/
Sobud891/
Siobu891/
Shobuj805,869/
Shobuz802,898/
Shobus80451/
Soubou80136/
Sobush80117/
Sobgou8048/
Suobou8037/
Soibou8033/
Sobout8027/
Siobud8017/
Sobeus8014/
Siobau8014/
Shoibu806/
Sobous805/
Soïbou804/
Sobouh804/
Sobhau803/
Shobhu803/
Soebou802/
Soobou802/
Soybou802/
Sobaut801/
Shoebu801/
Soubus801/
Soboup801/
Soibeu801/
Soebeu801/
Siobou801/
Shobou801/
Ssobou801/
Shobud801/
Sabu7524,876/
Sowu753,887/
Subu753,577/
Jobu753,294/
Sebu751,893/
Zobu751,404/
Sovu75120/
Cobu7511/
Sobhouh7387/
Soibaud7319/
Soubaux738/
Soubouh735/
Sobhoud734/
Soubgou733/
Shoibou733/
Souybou733/
Souïbou732/
Soubouy732/
Sobuhee731/
Soubout731/
Shoebou731/
Schobau731/
Shobutt730/
Sabuj6730,804/
Sabau6714,420/
Sabuu6711,566/
Sabuz679,767/
Sabou679,431/
Subuh672,750/
Sowou672,706/
Sabut672,182/
Shabu672,046/
Saabu671,625/
Sabui671,353/
Sabud671,327/
Shubu671,167/
Chobu671,073/
Sabus671,044/
Savou67750/
Shebu67720/
Saebu67486/
Suibu67463/
Sompu67413/
Zobou67413/
Sabhu67289/
Sabuh67237/
Siabu67161/
Sovau67159/
Sebau67155/
Seebu67105/
Subau6791/
Showu6789/
Sovut6772/
Subui6759/
Siebu6758/
Zobus6754/
Sawou6750/
Soboň6738/
Jobus6737/
Sebhu6734/
Sebeu6733/
Sebuh6722/
Subud6721/
Sahbu6719/
Soboe6717/
Subut6716/
Subeu6716/
Saubu6716/
Subhu6714/
Jobou6714/
Zobut6714/
Sjovu6714/
Soboo6711/
Sabeu6711/
Sabuy6710/
Shovu6710/
Djobu679/
Subus679/
Sonpu678/
Hsabu677/
Subuj677/
Sovup676/
Hsubu675/
Saëbu675/
Sabuś675/
Cobeu675/
Subuy674/
Săbau674/
Sowgu673/
Jobhu673/
Szabu673/
Sovou673/
Ssebu673/
Sebuy672/
Jsabu672/
Soboľ672/
Subou672/
Josbu671/
Joubu671/
Susbu671/
Sovuh671/
Sovui671/
Sohwu671/
Zobau671/
Sebuí671/
Zobeu671/
Sobuľová671/
Soobhaus671/
Seubu671/
Sowuh671/
Sowuy671/
Ssabu671/
Szobó671/
Sovuj671/
Sgubu671/
Joibu671/
Giobu671/
Sxabu671/
Sgovu671/
Scebu671/

Sobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sobu in the Russian language
Собуsobu-

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