Gobbs Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

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

Gobbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gobbs Last Name Facts

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

Gobbs (Russian: Гоббс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gobbs is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Gobbs is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gobbs reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is most numerous in: Montana, where 61 percent are found, North Dakota, where 14 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Gobbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gobbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gobbs last name expanded 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gobbs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gobbs surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Gobbs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning $51,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goubbs911/
Gobb8972/
Obbs899/
Hobbs8099,708/
Gabbs8085/
Gubbs8046/
Gebbs8021/
Ghobb800/
Goubb800/
Hobbss733/
Hobb's731/
Gaebbs730/
Hobbsd730/
Hoobbs730/
Abbs674,437/
Gabb672,429/
Gább6715/
Gobv671/
Obbz671/
O'Gibbs671/

Gobbs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gobbs in the Russian language
Гоббсgobbs-

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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 Gobbs
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