Soobe Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Soobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Soobe (2,708) may also be a first name.
Soobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soobe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Soobe.
How Common Is The Last Name Soobe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Soobe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soobe reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 140,702nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 2,708 people.
The last name Soobe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Soobe is most common in: Far North Region, where 67 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 11 percent live and North Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Lesotho, where 4 percent live.
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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 Soobe
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