Jobu Surname
Approximately 3,294 people bear this surname
Jobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,970 | 1:64,896 | 4,744 |
| Tanzania | 1,172 | 1:45,172 | 5,106 |
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jobu (17,950) may also be a first name.
Jobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jobu (Hindi: जोबू, Marathi: जोबु) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jobu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jobu is the 136,286th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,212,370 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Jobu reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Jobu is also the 40,908th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 17,950 people.
Jobu is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 1,970 people, or 1 in 64,896. In Japan it is most common in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Iwate Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jobu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jobu in the Hindi language | ||
| जोबू | jobu | 88.89 |
| जोबु | jobu | 11.11 |
| Jobu in the Marathi language | ||
| जोबु | jobu | 58.33 |
| जोबू | jobu | 41.67 |
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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 Jobu
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