Thobi Surname

325,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5871:92,29611,289
Lesotho4301:4,727951
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
India141:54,790,384527,769
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thobi (789) may also be a first name.

Thobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thobi (Hindi: थोबी, Marathi: ठोबी, Oriya: େଥାବି) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thobi.

How Common Is The Last Name Thobi? popularity and diffusion

Thobi is the 325,707th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,381,389 people. The surname Thobi is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Thobi reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thobi is also the 291,751st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 789 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 587 people, or 1 in 92,296. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Thobi exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Thobi Last Name Statistics demography

Thobi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.08% less than the national average, earning R 123,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoibi915,813/
Thobie91590/
Thobei91452/
Thobii9118/
Thobai918/
Thoubi918/
Thobhi914/
Thoboi911/
Tobi8915,463/
Thoiboi834/
Thoubis832/
Tobio804,811/
Toubi803,948/
Tobai802,180/
Tobie801,668/
Tobis801,378/
Thobe801,375/
Thoby80755/
Toobi80331/
Thabi80263/
Tobit80243/
Tobii80190/
Tobiś80167/
Tobei8068/
Toboi8067/
Tohbi8044/
Tobgi8041/
Tahbi8037/
Tobih8032/
Toibi8031/
Tobui8025/
Tobhi8024/
Thebi8019/
Tobij808/
Toybi805/
Tobiš805/
Tobiy804/
Tobyi804/
Tobiz803/
Tobid802/
Ttobi801/
Tobitt73437/
Tobisz73158/
Tobish73121/
Tuobie73116/
Tobais73104/
Thebai7367/
Tobiss7365/
Thabai7361/
Tahabi7358/
Toubai7349/
Thoebe7349/
Thoobe7345/
Tobich7340/
Toubio7335/
Toibis7331/
Toubit7329/
Toubie7327/
Tobois7322/
Thobea7320/
Tobaih7319/
Toybis7317/
Tobitz7317/
Thabhi7311/
Thabie739/
Toibai738/
Tobits738/
Toubis737/
Toobis736/
Thabiy734/
Tobist733/
Thabij733/
Tobhai733/
Toubui733/
Thobeu733/
Thehbi732/
Thompi732/
Toubei732/
Toibio732/
Tobisp731/
Totbai731/
Thabei731/
Thonpi731/
Thoube731/
Thobey731/
Thobhe731/
Thoibe731/
Tahbid731/
Ttobai731/
Tobeis731/
Tobicz731/
Thaabi731/
Tahbiz731/
Toobie731/
Tobhio731/
Toubgi731/
Thouvi731/
Touhbi731/
Tobaai731/
Thobee731/
Thebei731/
Thebie731/
Toibit731/
Toobai731/
Tosbai731/
Thabii731/
Tahbio731/
Thouby730/
Tabi6726,594/
Toba6726,406/
Tobe6711,653/
Toby6711,446/
Tebi672,079/
Tovi671,184/
Thabhai671,156/
Thabuis67708/
Tábi67568/
Tóbi67512/
Tobă67317/
Tobé67126/
Thoubey6737/
Toubois6734/
Thouber6714/
Thovhei6712/
Thahabi6710/
Tousbih6710/
Tobä676/
Thobeah676/
Tobaihs673/
Thebaai673/
Tobá672/
Tahabai672/
Thabois672/
Toibish671/
Tashbai671/
Thabhii671/
Thabhit671/
Thabuit671/
Tobahai671/
Tobeitz671/
Toibitz671/
Toushbi671/
Toubich671/
Touhbai671/
Thoibaa671/
Thoumpi671/
Tobaish671/
Thonpui671/
Toboich670/
Toubitz670/
Tobitsh670/

Thobi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thobi in the Hindi language
थोबीthobi-
Thobi in the Oriya language
େଥାବିethabi-
Thobi in the Marathi language
ठोबीthobi56.52
थोबीthobi43.48

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Footnotes

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