Last name Sobi (Sobi 
, Соби 
, ソウビ ) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The family name Sobi is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, where it is a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Sobi is the forename as well as the last name.