Explore the Family Name Sobania

The meaning of Sobania

1. Polish: derivative of the personal name Sobiesław (see Sobek) or alternatively perhaps directly of a dative and locative of się ‘oneself’, applied as a nickname for a selfish person or for a loner. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Sobańa: cognate of 1 above, either of Polish origin or derived from the personal name Soběsław or alternatively, perhaps directly from a dative and locative of Lower Sorbian se, Upper Sorbian so ‘oneself’.

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How common is the last name Sobania in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sobania has seen a slight decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 78,035 to 79,598, a change of -2.0 percent. However, the count of individuals with this surname has marginally increased over the decade from 228 to 239, marking a 4.82 percent rise. The proportion per 100,000 people has remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,035	#79,598	-2%
Count	228	239	4.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sobania

The ethnicity associated with the surname Sobania, as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, although there has been a small decrease from 97.37 percent in 2000 to 94.98 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, there's a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.19 percent in 2000 to 3.77 percent in 2010, representing a significant 72.15 percent change. There were no instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.37%	94.98%	-2.45%
Hispanic	2.19%	3.77%	72.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%