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Sobh Surname Meaning

Arabic (mainly Egypt and Levant): from a variant of the personal name Ṣubḥ ‘morning dawn’. Bearers of this surname are mostly Muslims.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1988 and 2002, in the United States, Sobh life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1990, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Sobh in 1988 was 88, and 81 in 2002.

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