Lobs Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
South Africa671:808,62254,680
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Löbs (21) are calculated separately.

Lobs Last Name Facts

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

Lobs is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as: Löbs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lobs is the 1,227,038th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Lobs occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Lobs are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 222,200. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 83 percent are found, Overijssel, where 11 percent are found and North Holland, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Lobs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lobs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.71% less than the national average, earning R 140,904 per year and in United States they earn 74.56% more than the national average, earning $75,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löbs9221/
Loebs89531/
Lobst8915/
Loobs894/
Lobse892/
Loubs891/
Lob862,193/
Lobsch8041/
Loubse801/
Lops752,237/
Labs751,062/
Lubs75474/
Lübs75387/
Loob75225/
Loub75209/
Lows75133/
Losb75120/
Lebs7583/
Loib7525/
Lovs7514/
Hlob7513/
Lojb757/
Lobh756/
Lofs755/
Liob754/
Lobt754/
Lyob753/
Lohb752/
Luob752/
Lobd751/
Loëb751/
Lobp751/
Lhob751/
Loyb751/
Llob751/
Lobz751/
Loebsch731/
Lobsowa731/
Laabs674,942/
Louws67675/
Lospe67239/
Loops67209/
Lovse67111/
Loups6744/
Loofs6742/
Lubse6741/
Loeps6736/
Labsh6720/
Loufs6719/
Luibs6719/
Laubs6713/
Lopse6712/
Lopps675/
Llhob674/
Lovsh674/
Lopsh674/
Hlebs674/
Lowse673/
Lofhs673/
Loubt673/
Llops673/
Labse672/
Lyows672/
Lobtt672/
Lloyb672/
Lahbs672/
Liobė672/
Lotfs672/
Lobch671/
Lehbs671/
Leebs671/
Loows671/
Lopsz671/
Loisb671/
Hlabs671/
Lohfs670/
Liabs670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lobs
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