Sobue Surname

63,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sobue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,7351:16,5281,994
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Liberia691:63,8925,540
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sobue Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobue is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobue? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sobue is the 63,190th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 918,984 people. The last name Sobue is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sobue live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 7,735 people, or 1 in 16,528. In Japan it is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 70 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Japan Sobue is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Sobue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sobue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sobue last name expanded 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sobue Last Name Statistics demography

Sobue earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shobue9127/
Sobuye9122/
Soboue916/
Sobhuye8394/
Sobuhee831/
Shobuje831/
Sobgoue831/
Sobuj8026,635/
Sobey802,703/
Sobee802,048/
Sobou80948/
Sobie80945/
Sabue80705/
Sobbe80604/
Sobea80126/
Sobye8077/
Sobwe8059/
Subue8041/
Sobei8040/
Soboe8017/
Sofue8014/
Sobau8010/
Sobae804/
Sopue804/
Sebue803/
Sobeu803/
Sobej802/
Sobahoue77148/
Shobuj735,869/
Sobeih734,063/
Sobhey732,089/
Saboue732,051/
Soubie73996/
Sobiye73821/
Shobei73462/
Sobeah73427/
Sobhee73255/
Sobeha73204/
Shobee73147/
Shobey73138/
Soubou73136/
Soobye73130/
Sobhie73128/
Zoboue7374/
Sobeya7371/
Soboye7367/
Sobaje7349/
Sosbey7348/
Sobgou7348/
Subuea7339/
Suobou7337/
Soibou7333/
Sobuya7330/
Sobout7327/
Soubei7316/
Sobeus7314/
Siobau7314/
Zobueh7312/
Sobeyi7311/
Sobayu739/
Souvey738/
Sobaye738/
Sobhei738/
Sobbee737/
Sobeye736/
Sobaeh736/
Sebuea735/
Seebue735/
Sobous735/
Saabue735/
Shobie735/
Soïbou734/
Sobouh734/
Saebue734/
Sobehy734/
Sobvey733/
Sobeit733/
Sobhau733/
Sabuye733/
Sobeji733/
Shobye733/
Soubey733/
Sobejo732/
Sobiea732/
Soobou732/
Soybou732/
Shebue732/
Soobee732/
Soubbe732/
Sobeia732/
Sobaie732/
Safoue732/
Sobeja732/
Sabuer731/
Sobaut731/
Sobeyo731/
Sobhae731/
Shobbe731/
Subuer731/
Souvea731/
Soubee731/
Sabeue731/
Sobiej731/
Soboup731/
Sobuja731/
Sobawe731/
Soibeu731/
Siobou731/
Shobou731/
Ssobou731/
Ssobye731/
Sahbue731/
Savoue731/
Siobei731/
Shobwe731/
Soibei731/
Saubue731/
Sompue731/
Sobeea731/
Sobeie731/
Sobeys730/
Sabaue730/
Scebue730/
Sobeat730/
Shobiye671,065/
Sobouhi67529/
Shobeiz67165/
Schobey67125/
Soubieh67122/
Sampoue67112/
Schobbe67105/
Sobhouh6787/
Shobeie6784/
Soubaye6774/
Shoboye6754/
Sabouie6747/
Soubhie6737/
Soubeih6722/
Soibaud6719/
Safouet6718/
Zouboue6710/
Sobehah679/
Zobouet679/
Soubiea678/
Soubaux678/
Shobeyi677/
Sobujoh676/
Soobhee676/
Soubouh675/
Shobaye674/
Sobhoud674/
Sobheey674/
Sobeiha674/
Sobeich673/
Soboyee673/
Soubgou673/
Shobuyi673/
Shobeyo673/
Shoibou673/
Sobeach673/
Shaboue672/
Sobheya672/
Shabaue672/
Souïbou672/
Soubouy672/
Sabouet672/
Sobhoye672/
Safoues672/
Sabuhie671/
Schobee671/
Shoibea671/
Shouvej671/
Shebuhe671/
Subuhie671/
Sahpoue671/
Showbeh671/
Sobgeye671/
Sobooye671/
Shobeye671/
Shobije671/
Jobouet671/
Sobieja671/
Soubeya671/
Soubout671/
Shoobie671/
Shobeis671/
Shobuja671/
Sa'voue671/
Saffoue671/
Savouet671/
Schobau671/
Djoboue671/
Choboue671/
Sobeihe671/
Sobieha671/
Shobayu671/
Shobyie671/
Shovwue671/
Sobeiyo671/
Sobhuya671/
Sabouhe671/
Sabueha671/
Sabujie671/
Soffuer671/
Sobojee671/
Sobehia671/
Soubeye671/
Souhbie671/
Siebuhe670/
Schobie670/
Sabouer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sobue
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