Thobius Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Thobius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thobius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Thobius (296) may also be a first name.

Thobius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thobius occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thobius? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thobius is the 4,427,875th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thobius are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 296 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Katavi Region, where 21 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 21 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobius92242/
Thabius862/
Thovius862/
Tabius773/
Tobyus771/
Tabious711/
Tobeous710/
Tavius6217/
Tebeuus571/
Tobajos571/
Tobayos571/

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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 Thobius
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