Sobulo Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sobulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2491:711,41732,711
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sobulo (16) may also be a first name.

Sobulo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobulo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobulo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sobulo is the 988,329th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sobulo are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sobulo is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

The surname Sobulo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 711,417. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 31 percent live, Ogun, where 23 percent live and Oyo, where 20 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shobulo9295/
Sobula83247/
Sobolo83176/
Sebulo8347/
Sabulo8324/
Subulo8315/
Sowulo832/
Souboulou801/
Siabulo77117/
Sebuelo7791/
Sabuelo7759/
Shebulo7727/
Ssebulo7726/
Sobholo7716/
Shobolo7710/
Sebuloh778/
Sobhula777/
Saebulo776/
Shobula775/
Sabulod774/
Soobula773/
Sobielo772/
Shabulo772/
Sobolou772/
Sobuela771/
Souwolo771/
Sobulla771/
Subuloy771/
Sabuilo771/
Sebuulo771/
Subulio770/
Saebuloh7110/
Souboula716/
Saboulou716/
Shobhula715/
Sawoulou713/
Siobolio713/
Djoboulo712/
Siabuulo711/
Shabgulo711/
Ssebullo711/
Sampoulo711/
Sovula676,431/
Sobola672,015/
Sabula67915/
Sowula67725/
Sebula67697/
Sabolo67530/
Cabulo67274/
Subula67225/
Zobolo67161/
Sawolo6767/
Subolo6726/
Sowolo6718/
Zabulo6715/
Soboła6714/
Sawulo6712/
Zouboulou6710/
Suvulo679/
Jabulo674/
Jobula674/
Zobula672/
Sobuła672/
Sobóla672/
Savulo672/
Sávulo671/
Jouboulou671/
Soboło671/
Souboulla671/
Shabuloup671/
Subulá671/
Saboullou671/
Savolo671/

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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 Sobulo
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