Bobb Surname

45,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Bobb Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Bobba (a lall name).

Bobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9091:73,8368,503
Gambia2,0581:935141
Trinidad and Tobago1,0461:1,304192
Guyana8601:886115
Nicaragua3861:15,599880
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2891:39084
Germany2831:284,47229,719
Canada2771:133,01713,807
England2721:204,84617,761
France1781:373,16155,519
Russia1361:1,059,72880,341
Romania791:254,15023,921
Kazakhstan641:276,28923,675
Barbados591:4,872578
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Argentina541:791,54552,685
British Virgin Islands481:658117
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Saint Lucia201:8,939961
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Grenada131:8,349750
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Montserrat71:707123
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Dominica21:37,946685
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7921:63,4076,919

Bobb (710) may also be a first name.

Bobb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Bobba (a lall name).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bobb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bobb Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bobb (Russian: Бобб) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bobb is the 45,618th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 641,001 people. The last name Bobb is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Bobb live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bobb is also the 309,966th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 710 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,909 people, or 1 in 73,836. In The United States Bobb is mostly found in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 77 countries. It is also common in The Gambia, where 18 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 9 percent reside.

Bobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bobb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bobb last name grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bobb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bobb surname are 11.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bobb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.87% more than the national average, earning 446,000 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning R 235,752 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.51% less than the national average, earning $15,775,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning $41,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $53,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bobbs89415/
Boobb895/
Bobbz891/
Boubb891/
Bobbtt802/
Babb7522,460/
Bubb755,284/
Bebb752,383/
Wobb7566/
Bowb753/
Uobb752/
Bobv751/
Bobbowa7386/
Bobbova733/
Babbs671,818/
Bubbs67132/
Bhabb6714/
Busbb671/
Wobbs670/
Huobb670/

Bobb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bobb in the Russian language
Боббbobb-

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Bobb Reference & Research

Bobb FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Bobb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bobb
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