Jobb Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Hungary

Jobb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2831:130,19613,551
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Romania1051:191,21819,313
Hungary1051:93,4889,163
Sweden651:151,48910,616
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Norway501:102,84613,903
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England91:6,190,895170,599
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Jobb (136) may also be a first name.

Jobb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jobb is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jobb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jobb is the 347,450th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,927,325 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Jobb live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Jobb is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 136 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 130,196. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 30 percent reside, British Columbia, where 23 percent reside and Alberta, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Canada this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Romania, where 10 percent reside.

Jobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jobb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jobb last name expanded 1,831 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jobb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jobb last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jobb earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.29% less than the national average, earning R 160,896 per year; in United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $47,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jobbs8930/
Joobb891/
Jhobbs802/
Cobb75101,261/
Jubb753,853/
Jabb75390/
Hobb75329/
Sobb75120/
Iobb7543/
Zobb7543/
Yobb7516/
Jovb752/
Jowb751/
Jobbová7331/
Jobbova734/
Hobbs6799,708/
Jubbh67214/
Jubbs67123/
Jabbs6747/
Jhabb676/
Sgobb675/
Scobb673/
Joyvb671/
Jowbs671/
Hobbz671/
Zobbs671/
Jabbh671/
Aiobb671/
Joovb671/
Yoabb671/
Coobb670/
Geobb670/
Huobb670/
Chobb670/
Yobbs670/

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Jobb Reference & Research

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

Jobe 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

  • 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 Jobb
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