Jobby Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jobby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jobby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
India281:27,395,192354,286
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jobby (1,016) may also be a first name.

Jobby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jobby (Hindi: जोबी, Marathi: जॉय) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jobby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jobby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Jobby reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Jobby is also the 251,978th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 1,016 people.

The last name Jobby is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Jobby is most frequent in: Morobe, where 27 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 24 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Jobby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jobby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jobby last name increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jobbey911/
Hobby805,565/
Cobby802,889/
Jobba8094/
Jobbe8064/
Jabby8056/
Jobbi8046/
Yobby8012/
Jobbé8010/
Sobby809/
Jowby804/
Zobby801/
Jobber731,136/
Joubbi73245/
Joubba73205/
Jobbid73137/
Djobbi7342/
Cobbey7338/
Jabbay7329/
Scobby7328/
Houbby7314/
Sobbhy7310/
Jobbie737/
Chobby735/
Jobbes734/
Jobbit733/
Khobby733/
Hobbey731/
Coubby731/
Sgobby731/
Soobby731/
Ejobbe731/
Jubbys731/
Jobbis731/
Hobbys731/
Hobbay731/
Jobbet730/
Cobbay730/
Jobbitt67142/
Chobbey6723/
Jobbett678/
Djoubbi672/
Choubby672/
Jhobber671/
Djabbey671/
Jobbets670/

Jobby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jobby in the Hindi language
जोबीjobi-
Jobby in the Marathi language
जॉयjoya-

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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
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  • 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 Jobby
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