Cognomen สบู่ (Sabu 
, Soave 
, Soapa 
) , around the world, is a common last name. The cognomen สบู่ is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, Oman, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bahrain. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Italy, and Bangladesh. More prevalently, สบู่ is the forename as well as the last name.