The Sobral surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 163 people carried this name — #102,173 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

232 people named Sobral live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Fribourg 59

Geneva 36

Valais 35

Vaud 35

Zurich 14

Lucerne 10

Graubünden 10

Neuchâtel 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Sobral.

Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Loir-et-Cher.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 45

Loir-et-Cher 3

Yvelines 1

Seine-et-Marne 1

Rhône 1

Bas-Rhin 1

Oise 1

Indre-et-Loire 1

Gironde 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

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