Sobuza Surname

255,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,541 people bear this surname

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

Sobuza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobuza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5241:35,5504,551
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sobuza (1,244) may also be a first name.

Sobuza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sobuza is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobuza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 255,938th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,729,102 people. The surname Sobuza is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sobuza reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,994th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,244 people.

Sobuza is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,524 people, or 1 in 35,550. In South Africa Sobuza is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 0 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside.

Sobuza Last Name Statistics demography

Sobuza earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.26% less than the national average, earning R 153,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobhuza92838/
Sobusa83199/
Sabuza8321/
Sebuza8310/
Sobuca838/
Soboza836/
Sobuzo833/
Subuza832/
Sovuza831/
Sobuja831/
Sobausa775/
Sabhuza772/
Subhuza772/
Zobhuza772/
Ssebuza772/
Sobucha771/
Shobuja771/
Ssabuza771/
Sobusaa771/
Sobhuca771/
Sabauza771/
Sebuzza771/
Siabuza771/
Sabouzah7133/
Saburzai712/
Ssebuuza711/
Sebusa67825/
Sabuzi67109/
Sabusa6774/
Jabuza6753/
Sobusi6752/
Sobuce6726/
Sabuja6721/
Sebuzo6721/
Sabuca6711/
Cabuza676/
Soboze675/
Zobuzo674/
Xubuza673/
Subusa673/
Xabuza672/
Sobuse672/
Sobosa672/
Zobusa671/
Suvuza671/
Sowoza671/
Sawuza671/
Soboca671/
Sobozo671/
Sobuso671/
Shabouzai671/
Subuca671/
Zabuza671/
Zoboza671/

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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
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  • 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 Sobuza
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