Tobana Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Tobana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Tobaña (54) are calculated separately.
Tobana (189) may also be a first name.
Tobana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tobana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tobana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺛﻮﺑﺎﻧﻪ, Marathi: तोबना) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Tobaña. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tobana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Tobana is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Tobana live; 46 percent live in Oceania Islands and 28 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 661,310th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 189 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tobana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tobana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺛﻮﺑﺎﻧﻪ | thwbanh | - |
| Tobana in the Marathi language | ||
| तोबना | tobana | - |
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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 Tobana
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