Thoba Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5081:106,64912,868
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
Lesotho401:50,8147,910
India361:21,307,372304,812
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thoba (836) may also be a first name.

Thoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thoba (Hindi: ठोबा, Marathi: ठोबा) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 477,400th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. Thoba is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Thoba reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 282,418th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 836 people.

The last name Thoba is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 106,649. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent reside and Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Thoba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thoba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.87% less than the national average, earning R 147,636 per year and in Canada they earn 25.53% more than the national average, earning $62,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoiba912,963/
Thouba91154/
Thooba9122/
Thobea9120/
Thobai918/
Toba8926,406/
Thoibah8369/
Thobhad839/
Thobeah836/
Thoybah834/
Thoubat832/
Thoibaa831/
Thobath831/
Thaba807,906/
Theba806,672/
Touba804,633/
Toyba804,365/
Toiba802,185/
Tobai802,180/
Tobay801,139/
Tobah80541/
Toboa80404/
Tobas80200/
Tobat80190/
Tooba80177/
Thobo80168/
Tobaa80130/
Toeba80115/
Tobaz80106/
Tobau8091/
Tobea8061/
Tobaç8036/
Tobaj8025/
Tobga8024/
Tohba8013/
Tobad809/
Tuoba807/
Tahba805/
Toïba804/
Tosba802/
Tojba801/
Totba801/
Tobha801/
Tehba801/
Thobault772/
Thabah7312,755/
Toubga735,154/
Tobgay733,558/
Toubah732,014/
Thobei73452/
Tahaba73435/
Toibah73335/
Toubat73278/
Tobash73188/
Thabaj73153/
Tobais73104/
Toubas7373/
Thebai7367/
Toybah7361/
Thabai7361/
Tosbat7361/
Toubai7349/
Toibat7340/
Tobeas7339/
Toebah7328/
Tosbas7325/
Tobaih7319/
Thabay7319/
Thebau7317/
Toybay7316/
Theeba7314/
Thabau7314/
Tobass7313/
Tobaha7313/
Thebay7313/
Toybaa7312/
Thebah7312/
Toubea7312/
Tobaut7311/
Thabaa7310/
Toibai738/
Thompa738/
Toybaz737/
Tahbah736/
Toubay736/
Tohbah735/
Toebay733/
Tobhai733/
Thobeu733/
Tobach732/
Thabha732/
Toubaa732/
Toubaj732/
Thaaba732/
Thoboo732/
Tohbay732/
Toobay731/
Tobahe731/
Tobhad731/
Totbai731/
Tooboa731/
Tuobga731/
Thebaa731/
Thobey731/
Tahbaa731/
Ttobai731/
Tuobay731/
Htobah731/
Tobays731/
Toobea731/
Toba'a731/
Tobacz731/
Tobasz731/
Tobìas731/
Tosbaş731/
Tousba731/
Totbas731/
Toubau731/
Touboa731/
Touhba731/
Thoboi731/
Tthaba731/
Tobaai731/
Toibad731/
Thobho731/
Toobai731/
Tosbai731/
Tobads730/
Tobatz730/
Taba6733,256/
Tobo678,204/
Teba677,177/
Thebeau671,963/
Thabhai671,156/
Toubeau671,104/
Tobă67317/
Tashbay6775/
Thoubey6737/
Thabeau6726/
Tahabaz6721/
Thabaud6720/
Toubast6720/
Thouvay6718/
Toyboğa6713/
Thébeau6711/
Thoboot6711/
Thabaay6710/
Toisbah679/
Thabhaj678/
Thompha678/
Thabaah676/
Thoiboi674/
Tahabah674/
Tobaihs673/
Thebaai673/
Thoubou672/
Tobá672/
Tobeeha672/
Tahabai672/
Tahaboa672/
Thahaba672/
Toibaas671/
Toshbay671/
Thebeah671/
Thabhad671/
Thahbah671/
Thompah671/
Tashbai671/
Thabajh671/
Thabasz671/
Tahabay671/
Tobahai671/
Touhbai671/
Tobaish671/
Theebah671/
Thobood671/
Tashbat671/
Tashbaz671/
Toubeas670/
Toobach670/
Thompau670/

Thoba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thoba in the Marathi language
ठोबाthoba99.24
ढोबाdhoba0.76
Thoba in the Hindi language
ठोबाthoba58.82
थोबाthoba41.18

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