Lobi Surname

178,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1261:48,1156,135
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
India2411:3,182,84493,477
Indonesia2111:626,77349,479
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
France231:2,887,944200,772
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England31:18,572,686338,250
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lobi (958) may also be a first name.

Lobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lobi (Hindi: लोबी, Marathi: लोबी, Oriya: େଲାବି, Russian: Лоби, Tibetan: ལོ་བི་) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lobi is the 178,787th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,051,736 people. Lobi is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Lobi are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lobi is also the 260,722nd most commonly held forename globally, held by 958 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 48,115. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Free State, where 14 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Lobi exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Lobi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lobi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lobi last name grew 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lobi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lobi surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Lobi last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lobi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.72% less than the national average, earning R 114,720 per year and in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loboi894,477/
Lobhi892,213/
Lobih891,804/
Lobei891,472/
Lobis89867/
Lobai89691/
Lobit89311/
Lobio89157/
Lobie89113/
Loubi8969/
Lobui8949/
Lobiy8928/
Hlobi8922/
Lobii8920/
Loibi8917/
Lobyi8917/
Lobij8911/
Loobi895/
Lobiš894/
Liobi893/
Luobi893/
Lobid892/
Lohbi892/
Loebi891/
Loybi891/
Lhobi891/
Lobiś891/
Llobi891/
Lgobi891/
Lobiz890/
Llobit80272/
Loubai80232/
Loubid80173/
Loubie8096/
Loobie8076/
Lobais8036/
Hloubi8020/
Luobai8017/
Liobis8014/
Loibai8013/
Lobhai8010/
Liobit809/
Loubiz809/
Lobich804/
Lobieh804/
Loobis803/
Lobhit802/
Hlobie802/
Lobaid802/
Hlobai802/
Loibis802/
Llobis802/
Lobhiy801/
Lobits801/
Lobitt801/
Llobie801/
Lobois801/
Lobeis801/
Loubis801/
Loubit801/
Hlobić801/
Louhbi801/
Lohbai801/
Lobiss800/
Loba7513,626/
Lobe7511,952/
Labi7511,355/
Lubi755,400/
Lebi753,193/
Lovi752,501/
Lowi75556/
Loby75212/
Lobé7541/
Lobè757/
Lobê752/
Läbi751/
Lloubie7313/
Loubieh738/
Loubith731/
Lliobit731/
Lubis67214,322/
Labis675,644/
Hlubi675,524/
Labid674,290/
Lober674,141/
Hloba674,137/
Laabi673,613/
Lyoba673,374/
Labit673,086/
Lowoi672,724/
Looby672,723/
Labio672,348/
Labai671,772/
Loboa671,600/
Lobhe671,599/
Labie671,340/
Lovie671,250/
Lovis671,195/
Lobet671,130/
Loube671,012/
Lovio67801/
Louba67759/
Lowie67728/
Leboi67698/
Lobes67694/
Lobez67657/
Lebih67613/
Lubid67517/
Lovoi67454/
Labii67433/
Lavoi67424/
Loebe67406/
Lobay67369/
Lebai67342/
Laboi67314/
Lahbi67293/
Hlabi67284/
Lowai67245/
Laïbi67238/
Latbi67232/
Lovai67209/
Liabi67184/
Lubai67179/
Lebii67167/
Lubio67148/
Losby67142/
Lobeu67134/
Lobee67130/
Labiś67114/
Laubi67110/
Lubyi67106/
Lebie67103/
Louvi6797/
Lubui6790/
Lovit6787/
Lioba6784/
Lowei6783/
Lubie6781/
Lovei6776/
Loeby6773/
Loboy6771/
Loiva6770/
Lompi6768/
Louby6766/
Lobeh6764/
Lowii6764/
Lubit6759/
Lebhi6758/
Lebei6757/
Lubei6756/
Labui6754/
Luovi6752/
Lobey6751/
Labhi6742/
Loviz6742/
Lyubi6739/
Luvoi6739/
Lobea6738/
Lonpi6737/
Lobha6733/
Labih6729/
Lubić6729/
Lawoi6726/
Labič6726/
Lebui6724/
Labiz6723/
Lobed6722/
Lubih6721/
Luibi6721/
Labyi6721/
Lubiz6720/
Labij6719/
Luubi6719/
Looba6718/
Lobej6717/
Loiwa6714/
Leebi6714/
Labiy6713/
Luoba6713/
Lábai6713/
Lubiy6712/
Hlobe6712/
Loive6712/
Lovui6712/
Louwi6711/
Liobe6710/
Liubi6710/
Loiba679/
Laebi679/
Lehbi679/
Lloba679/
Lubij678/
Lasbi678/
Lohvi677/
Lovid676/
Lobée676/
Lubič676/
Loviš676/
Lobys675/
Lutbi675/
Lhoba675/
Loovi674/
Lobhy674/
Lobaa674/
Laâbi674/
Hlebi674/
Lyabi673/
Lubhi673/
Lojba673/
Lioby673/
Lobaj673/
Labei673/
Loibe673/
Lojui673/
Labiš673/
Lowhi673/
Loviy672/
Llabi672/
Loiue672/
Lobje672/
Lovii672/
Leubi672/
Loubé672/
Labip672/
Lhabi672/
Lobeč672/
Lubii672/
Luboi672/
Lobyd671/
Losui671/
Lowiy671/
Lloby671/
Llovi671/
Lábio671/
Llubi671/
Lotbe671/
Lotby671/
Lubiś671/
Lyobe671/
Lebyi671/
Labić671/
Loiwy671/
Luhbi671/
Lotvi671/
Lgobe671/
Lohwi671/
Loivy671/
Lobyo671/
Lhubi671/
Luoby670/
Loobe670/
Losbe670/
Lebiy670/

Lobi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lobi in the Tibetan language
ལོ་བི་lobi-
Lobi in the Hindi language
लोबीlobi-
Lobi in the Oriya language
େଲାବିelabi-
Lobi in the Marathi language
लोबीlobi97.73
लॉबीlobi2.27
Lobi in the Russian language
Лобиlobi-

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