Rob Surname

23,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Rob Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Rob. The favourite nicks, were Hob and Dob. The patronymics of the three are Robson, Hobson. and Dobson.

Rob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh14,9601:10,652884
United States1,3551:267,49725,163
India9351:820,39136,572
Kenya9031:51,1415,185
Romania8871:22,6362,905
England6681:83,4109,200
Israel4031:21,2353,154
Australia3751:71,9898,502
Netherlands3571:47,3038,077
Canada3111:118,47512,504
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Cambodia2051:75,5472,153
France1791:371,07755,233
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Croatia1341:31,5576,461
Czechia1231:86,45114,431
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Taiwan1061:221,1771,883
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Slovenia631:39,4877,291
Luxembourg621:9,3641,516
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar591:39,9664,109
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Norway471:109,41014,618
Palestine381:119,7077,517
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Austria171:500,90847,931
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
China81:170,915,1968,932
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Panama51:782,45211,059
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Djibouti41:228,733966
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

The alternate forms: Rób (1) are calculated separately.

Rob (262,139) may also be a first name.

Rob Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Rob. The favourite nicks, were Hob and Dob. The patronymics of the three are Robson, Hobson. and Dobson.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Diminutive of Robert, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A nickname of Robert.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rob Last Name Facts

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

Rob (Arabic: روّب, Hindi: रोब, Marathi: रोब) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rób. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rob? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rob is the 23,145th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 311,181 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Rob live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,015th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 262,139 people.

It is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 14,960 people, or 1 in 10,652. Excluding Bangladesh it exists in 101 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Rob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rob has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rob surname increased 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,569 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rob Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Rob surname are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Rob earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning 367,424 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $43,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.68% less than the national average, earning $44,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rób891/
Roob861,026/
Roub86972/
Roib86599/
Roeb86378/
Robt86118/
Hrob8644/
Royb8634/
Robs8618/
Robd8616/
Ruob8613/
Robz866/
Robh865/
Robp862/
Rohb862/
Rhob861/
Rrob861/
Hroub75548/
Rohub7512/
Rothb754/
Roubh753/
Routb753/
Rosbh751/
Robss751/
Roubs751/
Roubt751/
Hroob751/
Roosb750/
Rab6727,061/
Rop6719,963/
Row676,800/
Rub672,789/
Rof672,192/
Rüb671,812/
Reb671,150/
Rov67980/
Robova67397/
Robová67375/
Ráb67263/
Réb6721/
Roubsh671/
Rohieb671/

Rob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rob in the Hindi language
रोबroba-
Rob in the Marathi language
रोबroba-
Rob in the Arabic language
روّبrwb-
روبrwb-

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