Tobal Surname

60,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Tobal Surname User-submission:

The Tobal surname means 'one who limps' or 'lame'.

Tobal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,9981:12,8862,292
Argentina1,0291:41,5393,489
Syria7381:26,1531,773
Spain5731:81,5927,023
Guatemala5041:31,9101,913
Dominican Republic5011:20,8241,368
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Nicaragua2991:20,137977
Brazil2851:751,13827,388
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Costa Rica1691:28,284845
Mexico841:1,477,69316,101
France791:840,79499,796
Palestine741:61,4715,647
Paraguay551:131,5772,835
Turkey461:1,691,77062,957
Lebanon441:128,1166,774
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Jordan171:520,14313,397
Panama151:260,8176,584
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England91:6,190,895170,599
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Tobal (157) may also be a first name.

Tobal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tobal surname means 'one who limps' or 'lame'.

- wassim007

Tobal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobal (Arabic: توبل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﺑﻞ, Hindi: तोबाल, Russian: Тобал) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Tóbal. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,876th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 881,629 people. Tobal occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Tobal live; 40 percent live in North Africa and 36 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 732,696th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 157 people.

The last name Tobal is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,998 people, or 1 in 12,886. In Algeria Tobal is most prevalent in: Sétif Province, where 56 percent live, Algiers Province, where 10 percent live and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Algeria this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent live and Syria, where 9 percent live.

Tobal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tobal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tobal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Armenian Apostolic (54%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tobal last name are 25.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tobal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 22.6% more than the national average, earning $27,833,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $44,983 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tóbal931/
Toubal9111,783/
Tobail91207/
Toobal9174/
Thobal9141/
Tobale9130/
Tobald9111/
Tobalt917/
Toball914/
Tobeal914/
Tobgal912/
Tobaul911/
Toebal911/
Thobale83380/
Toubale83195/
Toubail8342/
Thobald835/
Thobhal834/
Tohbale831/
Toballe831/
Tobgayl831/
Touball831/
Toubalt831/
Tobasil831/
Tabal805,160/
Tubal804,048/
Toval802,384/
Tobol802,151/
Tebal80219/
Towal8069/
Túbal8047/
Tobalova773/
Thobault772/
Thhobale771/
Thobaale771/
Touballe771/
Tobaileh771/
Thoeball770/
Tabale732,736/
Tubale732,289/
Tubail73362/
Thabal73179/
Tobolt73151/
Toboll73133/
Thubal73126/
Toubol73105/
Tahbal7369/
Tobole7356/
Teubal7342/
Toboul7341/
Towale7322/
Towail7320/
Tovale7318/
Touval7315/
Tompal7315/
Tebhal7312/
Tobold7312/
Tuowal739/
Tabalh738/
Tabhal737/
Towaal736/
Tebaul736/
Tovall735/
Towall734/
Thebal734/
Toival734/
Tabaal734/
Tabail733/
Toobol732/
Touwal732/
Tovail731/
Towalt731/
Tubhal731/
Tabalt731/
Toweal731/
Taubal731/
Tovald731/
Tuybal731/
Tabaul731/
Tabald731/
Taball731/
Tobeil731/
Tuball731/
Tubalh731/
Tehbal731/
Tubayl731/
Tubalt730/
Touboul671,626/
Taubald67298/
Taubale67177/
Toboldt6748/
Thabale6739/
Tabhale6731/
Touvale6723/
Taballe6720/
Toswald6715/
Tahabal6710/
Toboltt677/
Teebaal676/
Thovale675/
Tuballe675/
Tabaisl675/
Tabahal674/
Thobole674/
Tabaïle674/
Tabaale673/
Tompaul673/
Tabaile673/
Tabacel672/
Taabale672/
Toshwal671/
Ttabale671/
Thaebal671/
Thowale671/
Thubale671/
Tabasil671/
Tabatel671/
Tovagli671/
Tattbal671/
Tubaale671/
Tubasil671/
Toobool671/
Taubail671/
Toohual671/
Thoubol671/
Thaabal671/
Teubale671/
Taubalt671/
Toboldd670/
Thubald670/
Thobold670/
Thobolt670/
Tabault670/

Tobal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮﺑﻞtwbl-
Tobal in the Hindi language
तोबालtobala50
टोबलtobala50
Tobal in the Russian language
Тобалtobal-
Tobal in the Arabic language
توبلtwbl-
طوبالtwbal-

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