Sobey is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sobey
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sobey

How popular is Sobey?

Sobey is ranked 147402 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sobeies plummeted by 2.472528 per cent to 355 since 2000 and slipped by 4073 spots and ranked at 57372. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.93 96.7
Hispanic or Latino 4.23 2.2
Sobey is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in South Africa. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Australia. Around 2570 people have been found who wears Sobey as their family name. Sobey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,219,338 India3
4,164 Vietnam2
897,276 Russia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
151,601 Spain1
30,360 Thailand1
9,116 Nicaragua1
810,193 Indonesia1
3,071 Jersey1
31,207 Ireland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
492,292 Ukraine1
8,859 Iraq1
18,969 Wales1
2,374 Bermuda1
37,493 Austria1
153,416 Italy1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
24,534 New Zealand17
Countries with hundreds of Sobey:
9,471 South Africa676
52,641 United States499
12,579 England479
7,029 Australia410
11,767 Canada329
15,665 Malaysia101
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Sobey Namesakes

  • Kerrie Sobey, Nathan Sobey's mother

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