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Where Does The Last Name Bob Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bob (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺐ, Hindi: बोब, Marathi: बॉब) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bób or Bôb. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bob? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 15,293^rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 200,070 people. Bob occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Bob live; 45 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Bob is also the 1,208^th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 781,447 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 13,606 people, or 1 in 6,757. Apart from Egypt this surname occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Bob Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bob has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bob last name expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bob Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon, Christian (99%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

The amount Bob earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.46% less than the national average, earning R 117,720 per year and in Canada they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $44,432 CAD per year.