Jobah Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jobah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jobah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia571:77,3436,506
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jobah (28) may also be a first name.

Jobah Last Name Facts

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

Jobah (Arabic: جوبيه) is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jobah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Jobah is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Jobah live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Jobah is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 77,343. In Liberia Jobah is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 72 percent live, Gbarpolu County, where 25 percent live and Margibi County, where 2 percent live. Not including Liberia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Jobah Last Name Statistics demography

Jobah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.4% less than the national average, earning $17,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joubah912,967/
Ojobah9144/
Ujobah9128/
Ijobah914/
Jobash914/
Joba895,535/
Josbash831/
Ajoba80704/
Jabah80542/
Jouba80509/
Ojoba80329/
Ejoba80178/
Ijoba80126/
Ujoba8094/
Jobas8072/
Yobah8069/
Jobha8042/
Jobai8041/
Joboh8032/
Jobay8032/
Jobač8022/
Jobad8016/
Jotba8015/
Jobat808/
Jobaa804/
Josba803/
Jjoba802/
Jooba802/
Jhoba802/
Jobaz801/
Jobea801/
Jobaj801/
Eobah801/
Juoba801/
Jabbah731,423/
Jobaid73370/
Ojoboh73202/
Ajoboh7353/
Joubay7337/
Aijoba7328/
Ujobai7321/
Joubat7315/
Joubai7313/
Ejioba7313/
Joubas7311/
Jaabah739/
Ajioba738/
Jhobat737/
Jobass736/
Yobath736/
Jabaah735/
Jabash733/
Jabahy733/
Jobodh732/
Yobash732/
Ijioba732/
Joshba731/
Josbat731/
Jobatt731/
Joubaa731/
Jabach731/
Jabadh731/
Ojioba731/
Jiabah731/
Joibai731/
Jahbah731/
Ejoboh731/
Ajobea731/
Ejobha731/
Jjooba731/
Jobait731/
Jobacz731/
Jhobai731/
Joboch731/
Yoba678,601/
Jaba676,727/
Jobo673,399/
Joubaud67429/
Jóba67154/
Joubouh6717/
Ioba675/
Eoba675/
Jahbash674/
Jahabah673/
Jaabash672/
Jhoybai672/
Jobooth672/
Jabaish671/
Joubeih671/
Joobaid671/
Joibhai671/
Jyabaah671/
Jabatch671/
Ajobouh671/
Jobaitė671/
Yobahad670/

Jobah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jobah in the Arabic language
جوبيهjwbyh-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jobah
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