Bobbs Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bobbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bobbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Bobbs (10) may also be a first name.

Bobbs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bobbs occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobbs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bobbs is the 707,442nd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Bobbs reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bobbs is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Bobbs is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 17 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Bobbs is found in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Bobbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bobbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bobbs last name grew 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bobbs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bobbs surname are 2.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bobbs earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.52% more than the national average, earning R 324,420 per year and in United States they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $44,557 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bobb8911,369/
Babbs801,818/
Bubbs80132/
Bebbs8050/
Boobb805/
Bobbz801/
Boubb801/
Wobbs800/
Bobbtt732/
Babb6722,460/
Bobbowa6786/
Bobbova673/
Bobv671/
Bhabb6014/
Wabbs601/
Bovvs601/
Uhabbs551/
Bahabb551/
Babbtt551/
Bavbsh551/
Bhabhbh504/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bobbs
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