Lobo Surname

2,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Lobo Surname Definition:

Found in Orense, Castile, Asturias, and Segovia. Derived from latin "lupo" - wolf. Latin form originated in German "wiko," applying to wild animal known as wolf.

The latin "lupus" survives in Spanish with the "u" transformed to "o" not only in "lobo" but also in Lope.

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Lobo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique29,6631:919219
India22,0181:34,8382,508
Argentina18,9861:2,251294
Venezuela14,9891:2,015350
Colombia13,7101:3,485592
Portugal10,6251:981167
Angola10,0571:2,684437
Spain9,0771:5,151640
Honduras8,8641:995212
Philippines8,5981:11,7751,169
DR Congo8,3801:8,8161,094
Costa Rica6,1331:779168
United States5,2491:69,0538,031
Indonesia4,5101:29,3243,460
Brazil4,1481:51,6091,986
Bolivia2,9971:3,542553
Mexico2,0031:61,9702,915
Canada1,6211:22,7303,096
Oman1,4761:2,499372
Peru1,4291:22,2422,512
El Salvador1,2851:4,937508
England1,1261:49,4836,156
Chile9601:18,3501,215
Ivory Coast6891:33,4852,233
Pakistan6691:267,0315,871
Australia6591:40,9655,267
France4981:133,37920,392
Cuba4711:24,4641,396
Cape Verde4291:1,23599
Kuwait3761:10,1081,395
Paraguay3601:20,102813
Panama3321:11,784981
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
United Arab Emirates2741:33,4393,581
Guatemala2051:78,4522,694
New Zealand2021:22,4173,922
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Tanzania1601:330,88524,859
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Malaysia1121:263,34114,729
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Congo1011:49,3974,569
Solomon Islands981:5,919848
Germany961:838,59960,830
Nicaragua911:66,1661,597
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Suriname771:7,1771,738
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Niger731:262,9048,243
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Zambia621:255,64415,337
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Luxembourg481:12,0952,127
Qatar471:50,1704,949
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
Liberia351:125,9589,506
Burkina Faso341:539,7687,230
Curaçao331:4,765122
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Belize311:11,4671,398
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Hong Kong221:333,4313,127
Norway221:233,74025,571
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Israel171:503,39037,521
East Timor161:75,996145
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Austria151:567,69652,281
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
China141:97,665,8265,141
Marshall Islands141:3,702761
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Wales121:257,87814,969
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Macau91:66,848400
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Finland81:687,08836,047
Guam81:20,0153,029
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Lôbo (195), Löbo (10), Lobó (4), Lobô (3) & Lõbo (2) are calculated separately.

Lobo (6,943) may also be a first name.

Lobo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Orense, Castile, Asturias, and Segovia. Derived from latin "lupo" - wolf. Latin form originated in German "wiko," applying to wild animal known as wolf.

The latin "lupus" survives in Spanish with the "u" transformed to "o" not only in "lobo" but also in Lope. Means wolf.

Asturian name from Aller. Found also in Castile.

See Lopez, Lobatos, Lovato.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A very old name, quite common and distributed by Spain, coming in general, the personal name Latin lupus, "Lobo", well used as a personal name in the Middle Ages, referring to the values of the Lobo, by whose strength, courage, etc., it has always been admired in all cultures. There was therefore different houses of the name Lobo, unrelated to each other. In the original genealogies of Mendoza it says Wolf of Asturias come from a Goth gentleman who accompanied Don Pelayo from Covadonga and founded house in the municipality of Aller, leaving offspring in Castilla, which proceeded Condes, and in Portugal, Barons.Before the Royal Chancery of Valladolid proved his nobility Fco. Lobo Castrillo, a resident of Madrid, in 1607, and one (or perhaps the same) Fco. Lobo Castrillo, neighbor Navarrete (La Rioja) in 1620. Many more Lobo tested were the nobility in the Royal Chancery of Granada, including:. Fco Lobo, Villar del Rey (Caceres) in 1696; Baycan Andres Lobo, a resident of Cazorla (Jaén), in 1682; José Manuel Lobo and Arjona, a resident of Aracena (Huelva) in 1752, and Antonio Lobo Borja, a resident of Osuna (Seville) in 1707.

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This surname means 'Wolf'.

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Lobo Demographics

Lobo Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 5 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Lobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lobo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﺑﻮ, Hindi: लोबो, Marathi: लोबो, Oriya: ଲବ, Russian: Лобо) occurs in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Lôbo, Löbo, Lobó, Lobô or Lõbo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,852nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 37,093 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Lobo live; 29 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Lobo is also the 77,994th most frequently held given name globally, held by 6,943 people.

It is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is borne by 29,663 people, or 1 in 919. Apart from Mozambique this last name exists in 149 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Lobo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lobo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lobo last name grew 24,995 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 420 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lobo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lobo last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lobo are 41.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Lobo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.81% less than the national average, earning 263,667 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,137 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning R 291,840 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.38% less than the national average, earning $17,394,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $61,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lôbo92195/
Löbo9210/
Lobó924/
Lobô923/
Lõbo922/
Lobos8956,934/
Loboi894,477/
Loboa891,600/
Hlobo891,431/
Lobot89301/
Lobou89171/
Lobho89126/
Loubo89107/
Loboz8988/
Liobo8975/
Loboy8971/
Loboh8956/
Loboș8939/
Llobo8926/
Loibo8920/
Loobo8914/
Loboo898/
Loebo894/
Lobod894/
Lobop893/
Lobgo892/
Lyobo892/
Luobo892/
Loboś891/
Loîbo891/
Loubou8099/
Lobhoy8071/
Loiboo8056/
Loboot8045/
Loubot8022/
Loboch8018/
Loubos8015/
Liobot8012/
Lobood803/
Lobosh802/
Lobots802/
Louboz802/
Loboss801/
Lobott801/
Lobout801/
Hlobho801/
Lobois801/
Lobous801/
Loubgo801/
Lobuos800/
Labo7533,505/
Loba7513,626/
Lubo7513,186/
Lovo7510,035/
Lebo757,576/
Lowo751,182/
Lábo751/
Louboth7310/
Loubout734/
Loubous732/
Lobaova731/
Loubouh731/
Loubouz731/
Lompo67110,012/
Laboy678,633/
Lobas674,175/
Hloba674,137/
Lyoba673,374/
Lowoi672,724/
Lovos672,261/
Labou672,099/
Labos671,898/
Lubos671,843/
Leboo671,630/
Louba67759/
Leboi67698/
Luboz67604/
Hlebo67597/
Lobat67458/
Lovoi67454/
Lobad67419/
Lovoy67350/
Laboi67314/
Lobah67312/
Laboa67306/
Leboy67299/
Laboh67274/
Laboo67262/
Labot67234/
Leboh67225/
Liabo67216/
Labod67184/
Lhabo67156/
Laboz67155/
Lobeu67134/
Laboš67128/
Lobaz67116/
Loova67114/
Luboa67100/
Laubo6793/
Lioba6784/
Louvo6781/
Lusbo6780/
Lavoo6776/
Lubod6776/
Lubot6769/
Luboy6767/
Llovo6762/
Lovou6759/
Lábos6759/
Lobač6756/
Loowa6756/
Lowou6754/
Laebo6750/
Liubo6750/
Luboh6747/
Leebo6734/
Lobha6733/
Louwo6732/
Lyubo6730/
Lobau6730/
Laboj6728/
Lobaš6728/
Laabo6726/
Lyabo6726/
Lovoa6724/
Luboo6723/
Lowoh6719/
Looba6718/
Lawoo6716/
Lowoa6714/
Luboś6714/
Lonpo6713/
Luoba6713/
Łobos6712/
Lasbo6710/
Loiba679/
Lloba679/
Ålebo678/
Loowo678/
Lhovo678/
Loivo676/
Leubo676/
Lovoz675/
Lhoba675/
Laboň675/
Losba675/
Llabo675/
Lujbo674/
Lyowo674/
Hlabo674/
Lobaa674/
Lobga674/
Lojba673/
Lahbo673/
Luboß673/
Looua672/
Lowoy672/
Lovoo672/
Luboi672/
Lubou672/
Llebo672/
Lobahova671/
Loiuo671/
Lojuo671/
Lowop671/
Loovo671/
Lobaç671/
Loovà671/
Liowo671/
Luubo671/
Luibo671/
Lovgo671/
Loïvo671/
Láboš671/
Leboë671/
Labop671/
Laboë671/
Laboś671/
Laboș671/
L'Ebo671/
Loubouth671/
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Lobo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lobo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮﺑﻮlwbw-
Lobo in the Hindi language
लोबोlobo-
Lobo in the Marathi language
लोबोlobo99.51
लोबाloba0.07
ळोबोlobo0.06
लॉबोlobo0.06
लोेबोloebo0.04
लोभोlobho0.04
लोबोेloboe0.01
ृलोबोrlobo0.01
लॉंबोlombo0.01
लोबloba0.01
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Lobo in the Oriya language
ଲବlaba59.26
େଲାେବାelaeba40.74
Lobo in the Russian language
Лобоlobo-

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