Lobe Surname

43,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,1731:4,015478
DR Congo1,4231:51,9186,265
Ivory Coast1,2551:18,3831,407
Germany7691:104,68912,944
Chad6741:20,1662,465
United States6071:597,13248,676
France4081:162,80125,359
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Slovenia1381:18,0274,165
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Taiwan841:279,1042,295
Austria621:137,34618,671
Spain491:954,12336,393
India481:15,980,529256,885
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Senegal421:347,1271,792
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Chile291:607,46514,668
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
England251:2,228,72284,230
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Burkina Faso151:1,223,47311,207
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Congo81:623,63715,053
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

The alternate forms: Löbe (592), Lobé (41), Lobè (7) & Lobê (2) are calculated separately.

Lobe (4,446) may also be a first name.

Lobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lobe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﺑﻰ, Hindi: लोबे, Marathi: लोबे) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Löbe, Lobé, Lobè or Lobê. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,501st most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 609,734 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Lobe live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 103,319th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 4,446 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 5,173 people, or 1 in 4,015. In Cameroon Lobe is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 38 percent are found and Centre Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 66 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent are found.

Lobe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lobe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lobe surname rose 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lobe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lobe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lobe surname are 14.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.8% registered with the party.

The amount Lobe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,596 per year; in South Africa they earn 1576.52% more than the national average, earning R 3,984,050 per year; in United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $48,497 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löbe92592/
Lobé9241/
Lobè927/
Lobê922/
Lober894,141/
Lobhe891,599/
Lobei891,472/
Lobet891,130/
Loube891,012/
Lobes89694/
Lobez89657/
Loebe89406/
Lobeu89134/
Lobee89130/
Lobie89113/
Lobeh8964/
Lobey8951/
Lobea8938/
Lobed8922/
Lobej8917/
Hlobe8912/
Liobe8910/
Lobée896/
Loibe893/
Lobje892/
Lobeč892/
Lotbe891/
Lyobe891/
Lgobe891/
Loobe890/
Losbe890/
Loubet805,899/
Llobet804,343/
Louber801,902/
Loubes80315/
Lobets80167/
Loubie8096/
Hlobeň8096/
Loobie8076/
Loobey8075/
Loubey8059/
Hlobej8058/
Liobet8050/
Loyber8049/
Loobes8016/
Loubeh8013/
Lobett8011/
Lojber8011/
Lhobet8010/
Loiber8010/
Loubed808/
Lobess806/
Loober805/
Lobieh804/
Losber803/
Lobesz802/
Loubee802/
Lobher802/
Hlobie802/
Lyober801/
Lobetz801/
Loebee801/
Llobie801/
Loobeh801/
Lobe'e801/
Lobeae801/
Lobeet801/
Lobeis801/
Loubhe801/
Llober801/
Loubeu801/
Lobehy801/
Lobest800/
Lobehr800/
Lowe75215,662/
Love75167,351/
Loba7513,626/
Labe7510,929/
Lebe753,564/
Lube752,653/
Lobi752,388/
Loby75212/
Läbe75160/
Lèbe7531/
Lübe757/
Lloubes7378/
Hlobets7340/
Lobherr7315/
Lloubie7313/
Loubieh738/
Loubett736/
Loiberh736/
Losberh736/
Loebhey731/
Llobett731/
Lllobet731/
Loubess730/
Lover6714,593/
Laube6714,146/
Labed6713,690/
Lebea676,559/
Luber675,874/
Loboi674,477/
Hloba674,137/
Laber673,480/
Lyoba673,374/
Löber673,021/
Looby672,723/
Lobhi672,213/
Lovey671,938/
Labes671,886/
Lobih671,804/
Loboa671,600/
Labie671,340/
Lowey671,278/
Lovie671,250/
Loves671,195/
Leube67939/
Lobis67867/
Hlabe67858/
Louba67759/
Lowie67728/
Lobai67691/
Lubej67628/
Laoue67575/
Labee67531/
Lubet67526/
Lebee67507/
Louwe67454/
Labhe67443/
Lebey67416/
Lobay67369/
Lobit67311/
Lohve67308/
Lebhe67294/
Lovet67290/
Lubea67285/
Labey67254/
Lubes67243/
Lompe67237/
Lovee67204/
Labeh67204/
Lubey67185/
Labet67168/
Lobio67157/
Losby67142/
Lebie67103/
Louve6799/
Läber6795/
Lioba6784/
Laabe6783/
Lowei6783/
Lubie6781/
Lovei6776/
Loeby6773/
Loboy6771/
Loubi6769/
Louby6766/
Lebei6757/
Labez6756/
Lubei6756/
Labeş6754/
Laebe6753/
Loveu6750/
Lobui6749/
Luowe6748/
Loweh6744/
Lovea6743/
Lubee6735/
Lobha6733/
Lobiy6728/
Loveh6727/
Lhabe6727/
Lovez6725/
Lowea6724/
Luube6724/
Lubed6723/
Labea6722/
Hlobi6722/
Lobii6720/
Looba6718/
Liove6718/
Loibi6717/
Luybe6717/
Lobyi6717/
Lóber6716/
Llabe6715/
Lhowe6714/
Liabe6714/
Lonpe6714/
Luoba6713/
Loved6712/
Loive6712/
Labeß6712/
Leebe6711/
Lebeh6711/
Lobij6711/
Lebeu6710/
Loiba679/
Lloba679/
Labeu678/
Losue676/
Lobys675/
Hlube675/
Lowee675/
Llowe675/
Lyabe675/
Loobi675/
Lhoba675/
Lovej675/
Hlove675/
Lohue674/
Lobhy674/
Louue674/
Lobaa674/
Labep674/
Lobiš674/
Lóbez674/
Hlebe674/
Lov'e674/
Lojba673/
Lioby673/
Liobi673/
Lobaj673/
Llove673/
Labei673/
Hlowe673/
Llebe673/
Labge673/
Lubez673/
Láber673/
Lyube673/
Lyove673/
Luobi673/
Lahbe672/
Lohwe672/
Loiue672/
Lobid672/
Lubge672/
Loubé672/
Labée672/
Lohbi672/
Loowe671/
Lobyd671/
Loebi671/
Lovhe671/
Loybi671/
Lloby671/
Lhobi671/
Loove671/
Lobiś671/
Liube671/
Llobi671/
Luoue671/
Lotby671/
Lotve671/
Lubhe671/
Loweď671/
Lasbe671/
Labïe671/
Luove671/
Lowwe671/
Lojue671/
Lobyo671/
Lgobi671/
Latbe671/
Luoby670/
Lobiz670/

Lobe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lobe in the Hindi language
लोबेlobe-
Lobe in the Marathi language
लोबेlobe91.89
लोबोेloboe5.41
लॉबेlobe2.7
Lobe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮﺑﻰlwby33.33
ﻟﻮﺑﻪlwbh33.33
ﻟﻮﺑﻲlwby33.33

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