Thobias Surname

15,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Thobias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thobias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania34,7931:1,522198
Namibia3451:6,9841,370
Indonesia3161:418,51035,228
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
India711:10,803,738202,948
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Thobias (27,304) may also be a first name.

Thobias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thobias (Marathi: थोबीयस) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thobias click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thobias? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,574th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 203,512 people. The surname Thobias is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Thobias live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 29,947th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 27,304 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 34,793 people, or 1 in 1,522. In Tanzania Thobias is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside, Geita Region, where 13 percent reside and Mara Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Thobias Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Thobias last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Thobias earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.44% more than the national average, earning $59,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thobiase933/
Tobias9294,724/
Tobiasz864,558/
Tobiase86114/
Tobiass8666/
Tobiash8644/
Tobiahs8642/
Tobijas8622/
Toubias8616/
Thobiaz864/
Tahbias863/
Tobhias862/
Thobyas862/
Tobiaas862/
Tobieas862/
Tohbias861/
Tobiasd861/
Tobiast861/
Tobijasz80104/
Tobiasch8059/
Tobiasse802/
Tovias773,608/
Tobiaš77231/
Tobías77101/
Tobios7794/
Tabias7792/
Tobiás7767/
Tobiaz7766/
Tobyas7754/
Tobeas7739/
Tobjas7718/
Tebias7712/
Tobiaş772/
Tobiaś771/
Tobiasova7529/
Tobiasová754/
Tobjasz71393/
Tobijaš7184/
Tobyash7114/
Tobiaszová7114/
Tabijas717/
Tobiazz714/
Tobyass712/
Tabiasz712/
Tobayos711/
Toviash711/
Tabiash711/
Tabiase711/
Tompias711/
Tobajos711/
Tasbias711/
Toubeas710/
Tobiaschová671/
Tobayeas671/

Thobias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thobias in the Marathi language
थोबीयसthobiyasa33.33
थोिबअसthoiba'asa33.33
लोबीयसlobiyasa16.67
धोबीयसdhobiyasa16.67

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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 Thobias
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