Soobben Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Soobben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soobben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Soobben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soobben occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Soobben.

How Common Is The Last Name Soobben? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Soobben reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Soobben Last Name Statistics demography

Soobben earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.67% less than the national average, earning R 190,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobben921/
Sobhben861/
Schobben80522/
Cobben77823/
Sabben77428/
Subben77109/
Jobben7742/
Sobwen771/
Sowben770/
Schoebben7538/
Sobbing7154/
Sabbeng7122/
Shabben712/
Joubben711/
Sabbn672/
Schubben670/

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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 Soobben
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