Mobile Surname

115,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Mobile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mobile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,2381:11,8081,422
Pakistan8821:202,5444,929
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Malaysia761:388,08220,352
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Mobile (1,070) may also be a first name.

Mobile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mobile (Arabic: نقال, Russian: Мобиле, Tibetan: མོ་སྦལ་) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mobile? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 115,877th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,830,122 people. The surname Mobile is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Mobile reside; 56 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 244,495th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,070 people.

This surname is most widely held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,238 people, or 1 in 11,808. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 93 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent live. Aside from Yemen Mobile is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Mobile Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Traditional African (62%) in Nigeria.

Mobile earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.91% less than the national average, earning R 109,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mobiley9214/
Mobilie9213/
Mgobile9210/
Moubile923/
Mobitle922/
Mobaile921/
Mobiler921/
Mobilez921/
Mmobiles861/
Mabile831,238/
Mobili83887/
Mobily83881/
Mobele83372/
Mobila83334/
Movile83112/
Mubile8356/
Mebile8346/
Mobail834/
Mowile832/
Mábile831/
Mobilă831/
Mobilia773,212/
Mabitle772,822/
Mobilio771,055/
Moubele77989/
Mobitel77440/
Mgabile77141/
Mobilya77113/
Moville7766/
Mabiele7744/
Mobilis7736/
Moviles7718/
Moebele7710/
Mabiole779/
Mgobele777/
Mobeley776/
Moubila775/
Mubiele775/
Masbile774/
Mobilha773/
Mobilii773/
Mobilij773/
Moubili773/
Mabhile772/
Mobelee772/
Moibele772/
Mabiles772/
Mubaile771/
Mujbile771/
Mojbuil771/
Mabiley771/
Mebiele771/
Mebiley771/
Mubiley771/
Monpile771/
Mobaila771/
Mobeale771/
Maebile771/
Movil731,578/
Moubelet71204/
Mobailly71102/
Mujbaile7188/
Moswaile7138/
Mahabile7125/
Momphile717/
Mobehele714/
Mouville714/
Mabhiele711/
Muoville711/
Moibilio711/
Mabailee711/
Moiwileh711/
Moubeili711/
Mousbili711/
'Mabitle711/
Mabitlhe711/
Monphile711/
Moyville710/
Mabele6727,901/
Mabila679,856/
Movila673,292/
Mubila672,928/
Mubili671,488/
Mowele671,106/
Movilă67551/
Mubele67434/
Mebele67346/
Mobeli67284/
Mobela67249/
Mabili67185/
Mawile67172/
Mabail67157/
Mabily67125/
Muvile6773/
Mowili6762/
Mobayl6753/
Mavile6745/
Mebili6739/
Mobely6730/
Movili6726/
Mowila6722/
Mabyle6711/
Mobeal6710/
Movyle676/
Mabeil672/
Movele672/
Mossville671/
Movily671/
Moutville671/
Mábila671/
Mábily671/
Mobélé671/
Móbili671/
Móvile671/
Mochwaile671/
Movihl670/

Mobile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mobile in the Tibetan language
མོ་སྦལ་mobal-
Mobile in the Russian language
Мобилеmobile-
Mobile in the Arabic language
نقالnqal-
جوّالjwal-
جُوالjual-
جوآلjwal-
جوالjwal-

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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 Mobile
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