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The surname Soberano

A Spanish surname, carried by 588 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S165

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Soberano is more common than 76.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Soberano. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 588 people named Soberano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 525,077 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 424.

#37,792
rank among US surnames
588
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+38.7%
change since 2000 (was #47,120)

Who is named Soberano

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

53% of people named Soberano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 35% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.3% as two or more races.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 53%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 35%
  • Two or more races 6.3%
  • White (not Hispanic) 3.9%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Soberano

Soberano has the Soundex code S165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S165.

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Soberano come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Soberano. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
How common is the surname Soberano?
588 people in the United States had the surname Soberano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 525,077 Americans. It ranked 37,792nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Soberano?
In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Soberano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 35% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Soberano getting more or less common?
More common. 424 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 588 in 2010, up 39%.