Šobak Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šobak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šobak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2921:14,4822,851
Slovenia531:46,9378,028
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Sobak (341), Şobak (2) & Söbak (11) are calculated separately.

Šobak Last Name Facts

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

Šobak is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Sobak, Şobak or Söbak. Click here for other potential spellings of Šobak.

How Common Is The Last Name Šobak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šobak is the 807,857th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Šobak occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šobak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 14,482. In Croatia Šobak is most frequent in: Varaždin County, where 44 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 18 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 15 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobak93341/
Şobak932/
Söbak8711/
Šabak8017/
Šebak803/
Shobak73484/
Zoback7385/
Soback7385/
Sobakh7384/
Szobak7369/
Chobak7337/
Sobake7335/
Soubak7315/
Sobask7314/
Sobhak7312/
Zoubak738/
Soybak736/
Shoubak67134/
Shoback6789/
Shobakh6758/
Šompľak6721/
Choobak6715/
Schobak6714/
Choubak6714/
Sobacke6712/
Shobake6712/
Choback679/
Sobaike676/
Sjoback673/
Zobeack672/
Sobakhe671/
Soebakh671/
Sobhakk671/
Soibhak671/
Soubake671/
Suobake671/
Sobauke671/
Zoubakh671/
Choibak671/
Zojback670/

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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 Šobak
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