Sobukwe Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sobukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa551:985,04961,274
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sobukwe (13) may also be a first name.

Sobukwe Last Name Facts

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

Sobukwe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobukwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Sobukwe is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sobukwe reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sobukwe is also the 3,159,357th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 985,049. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 82 percent live, Western Cape, where 11 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Sobukwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sobukwe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning R 294,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobukhwe931/
Sobokwe8615/
Siabukwe804/
Sobhokwe801/
Sabokwe71165/
Sabhokwe6717/
Ssebugwe671/
Chabukwe671/
Sabugbe576/
Sabuque572/
Sabougue5323/
Sabuquet533/
Shobogua531/
Zabhokwe531/
Djobougue502/

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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 Sobukwe
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