El Tobgy Surname

257,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El Tobgy Surname User-submission:

The surname is derived from the Turkish word, topçu, which refers to an artilleryman in the Ottoman army.

El Tobgy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,4951:61,4955,792
England181:3,095,448105,421
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

El Tobgy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is derived from the Turkish word, topçu, which refers to an artilleryman in the Ottoman army.

- ehab_eldeeb

El Tobgy Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Tobgy has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Tobgy? popularity and diffusion

The surname El Tobgy is the 257,579th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,766,217 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of El Tobgy live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname El Tobgy is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 1,495 people, or 1 in 61,495. Excluding Egypt it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Palestine, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Tobagy94122/
Eltobgy932,198/
El-Tobgy88722/
El Tabgy88363/
Eltobagy88183/
Al Tobgy885/
El Topgy881/
El Tobgui82431/
El Tobgie824/
Altobgy80280/
Eltopgy80275/
Eltubgy804/
Eltopagy754/
Al Tabgy752/
Altobagy751/
El-Topgy751/
El Topgi751/
El-Tobgui7118/
Altopgy679/

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