Rob Forename
4,015th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 262,139 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands
Rob Forename Definition:
Properly a diminutive of Robin, but often now used as one of Robert: qq. v. Cf. Rab.
Rob Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 100% | 123,868 | 1:136 | 4 |
| United States | 100% | 72,107 | 1:5,028 | 719 |
| Canada | 100% | 24,796 | 1:1,336 | 304 |
| Mozambique | - | 8,160 | 1:3,339 | 695 |
| New Zealand | - | 3,643 | 1:1,245 | 294 |
| Poland | 100% | 3,157 | 1:12,045 | 515 |
| Kenya | 98% | 2,260 | 1:20,490 | 1,991 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 2,200 | 1:72,482 | 5,501 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,983 | 1:19,066 | 1,940 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1,647 | 1:6,976 | 904 |
| England | 100% | 1,552 | 1:35,827 | 1,897 |
| Australia | - | 1,394 | 1:9,797 | 936 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,211 | 1:79,833 | 1,843 |
| Angola | - | 1,080 | 1:24,969 | 1,864 |
| Egypt | - | 1,019 | 1:90,187 | 4,233 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 925 | 1:105,470 | 7,385 |
| Ghana | - | 899 | 1:30,018 | 1,918 |
| Thailand | 97% | 530 | 1:132,200 | 10,118 |
| France | 100% | 512 | 1:129,825 | 2,539 |
| Armenia | 97% | 470 | 1:6,210 | 677 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Philippines | 99% | 423 | 1:250,613 | 10,328 |
| India | 87% | 410 | 1:2,963,117 | 135,429 |
| Japan | - | 410 | 1:312,161 | 8,744 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 392 | 1:658,071 | 45,852 |
| Suriname | - | 362 | 1:1,527 | 347 |
| Portugal | - | 360 | 1:28,919 | 1,211 |
| Cambodia | 63% | 359 | 1:45,330 | 2,874 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Russia | 100% | 334 | 1:431,837 | 4,981 |
| Malawi | - | 296 | 1:57,812 | 3,676 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 294 | 1:27,937 | 1,667 |
| Fiji | - | 288 | 1:3,099 | 856 |
| Brazil | 100% | 253 | 1:846,783 | 23,424 |
| China | - | 223 | 1:6,125,811 | 59,268 |
| Morocco | - | 218 | 1:157,563 | 4,496 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 205 | 1:34,888 | 3,279 |
| Italy | 85% | 196 | 1:311,541 | 3,840 |
| Spain | 100% | 168 | 1:276,964 | 4,777 |
| Singapore | 100% | 166 | 1:37,874 | 6,524 |
| Iraq | 100% | 145 | 1:241,502 | 3,830 |
| Mexico | 100% | 137 | 1:906,164 | 7,734 |
| Sweden | 100% | 121 | 1:81,470 | 3,702 |
| Oman | - | 112 | 1:36,685 | 2,211 |
| Denmark | - | 98 | 1:57,648 | 2,073 |
| Malta | - | 97 | 1:4,426 | 628 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 97 | 1:317,386 | 6,177 |
| Kuwait | - | 95 | 1:39,845 | 3,619 |
| Guatemala | - | 85 | 1:189,511 | 2,967 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 83 | 1:286,382 | 21,461 |
| Afghanistan | 82% | 74 | 1:440,858 | 7,808 |
| Wales | 98% | 74 | 1:41,815 | 1,591 |
| Scotland | 100% | 63 | 1:84,926 | 2,132 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Pakistan | 92% | 58 | 1:3,350,994 | 37,942 |
| Norway | 100% | 57 | 1:90,041 | 3,038 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 55 | 1:1,342,320 | 36,691 |
| Greece | 100% | 54 | 1:202,492 | 4,105 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 51 | 1:597,058 | 24,614 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 49 | 1:212,883 | 8,521 |
| Laos | - | 49 | 1:134,426 | 189 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91% | 44 | 1:185,280 | 15,927 |
| Austria | 100% | 41 | 1:207,663 | 3,073 |
| South Korea | - | 41 | 1:135,230 | 6,077 |
| South Africa | 100% | 34 | 1:1,603,901 | 51,699 |
| Qatar | 100% | 31 | 1:76,439 | 9,122 |
| Vietnam | - | 31 | 1:2,987,842 | 3,334 |
| Uganda | 100% | 30 | 1:1,365,231 | 20,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 28 | 1:550,851 | 23,998 |
| Estonia | - | 26 | 1:50,592 | 2,900 |
| Romania | - | 22 | 1:911,453 | 21,217 |
| Czechia | 100% | 21 | 1:507,436 | 2,515 |
| Kazakhstan | 80% | 21 | 1:845,088 | 9,826 |
| Colombia | - | 19 | 1:2,514,680 | 19,060 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 19 | 1:9,345,493 | 111,831 |
| Panama | - | 19 | 1:205,608 | 7,846 |
| Cyprus | - | 18 | 1:48,393 | 2,133 |
| Zambia | - | 18 | 1:880,822 | 15,021 |
| Aruba | - | 17 | 1:6,105 | 1,121 |
| Tanzania | - | 17 | 1:3,105,195 | 23,654 |
| Libya | - | 16 | 1:388,832 | 1,019 |
| Finland | 72% | 15 | 1:365,546 | 4,839 |
| Chile | 70% | 14 | 1:1,257,658 | 10,399 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:141,780 | 1,629 |
| American Samoa | - | 11 | 1:5,077 | 963 |
| Georgia | 100% | 11 | 1:339,861 | 7,323 |
| Monaco | - | 11 | 1:3,497 | 622 |
| Hungary | 99% | 10 | 1:979,177 | 2,758 |
| Liberia | 100% | 10 | 1:441,206 | 12,452 |
| Peru | 100% | 10 | 1:3,179,145 | 27,401 |
| Turkey | - | 10 | 1:7,780,171 | 28,511 |
| Israel | 57% | 9 | 1:933,658 | 13,501 |
| Madagascar | - | 9 | 1:2,625,490 | 3,077 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 9 | 1:258 | 46 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Argentina | 50% | 8 | 1:5,346,655 | 13,183 |
| Belarus | 100% | 7 | 1:1,354,626 | 6,726 |
| Nicaragua | - | 7 | 1:859,762 | 11,907 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| Algeria | - | 5 | 1:7,635,344 | 12,071 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,928,589 | 20,785 |
| Haiti | - | 5 | 1:2,145,391 | 20,367 |
| Luxembourg | - | 5 | 1:112,810 | 2,667 |
| Nepal | - | 5 | 1:5,697,470 | 55,717 |
| Tunisia | - | 5 | 1:135,380 | 6,628 |
| Dominica | - | 4 | 1:18,868 | 592 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Gabon | - | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Guinea | - | 4 | 1:2,964,662 | 5,204 |
| Maldives | - | 4 | 1:108,476 | 2,638 |
| New Caledonia | - | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 4 | 1:887,575 | 4,962 |
| Tajikistan | - | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Tonga | - | 4 | 1:26,859 | 378 |
| Uruguay | - | 4 | 1:856,909 | 8,493 |
| Bhutan | - | 3 | 1:274,976 | 4,070 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Croatia | - | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 3 | 1:18,287 | 2,142 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 3 | 1:63,999 | 3,481 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 3 | 1:193,652 | 6,393 |
| Albania | - | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Cape Verde | - | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| San Marino | - | 2 | 1:16,460 | 588 |
| Senegal | - | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Röb (2) are calculated separately.
Rob (23,419) may also be a surname.
Rob Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Properly a diminutive of Robin, but often now used as one of Robert: qq. v. Cf. Rab.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Rob Forename Popularity
Rob Demographics
Average Male Rob Height
177.37 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 14,510 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Röb | 89 | 2 | / |
| Robt | 86 | 25,405 | / |
| Roib | 86 | 571 | / |
| Roub | 86 | 258 | / |
| Robs | 86 | 121 | / |
| Roeb | 86 | 92 | / |
| Roob | 86 | 70 | / |
| Royb | 86 | 46 | / |
| Robd | 86 | 28 | / |
| Robh | 86 | 23 | / |
| Robz | 86 | 23 | / |
| Rhob | 86 | 11 | / |
| Rohb | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rosb | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ruob | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rotb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Robp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rrob | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rojb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hrob | 86 | 1 | / |
| Robë | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hroib | 75 | 20 | / |
| Robtt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rob't | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rhobs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rothb | 75 | 4 | / |
| Roibh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rohub | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roobh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rrobt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Robss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rhoob | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rhobz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Robht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Roobt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ruobp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rowjb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rosbh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roytb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roobs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rob'z | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhosb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rochb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Robhh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Robzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Robtd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roebh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rohbt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rootb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rossb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hroub | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rab | 67 | 67,394 | / |
| Reb | 67 | 3,680 | / |
| Rop | 67 | 3,165 | / |
| Rub | 67 | 3,017 | / |
| Rof | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Row | 67 | 817 | / |
| Rov | 67 | 388 | / |
| Robuao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geerob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rosbch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohgib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzhoob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roosbt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roubch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryoubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raobao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reobbe | 67 | 1 | / |
Rob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rob in the Russian language | ||
| Роб | rob | - |
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