Tobben Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tobben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3791:44,5577,584
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Többen (1,015) are calculated separately.

Tobben (13) may also be a first name.

Tobben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tobben has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant: Többen. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tobben is the 485,771st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. Tobben is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Tobben are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Tobben is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 44,557. In The Netherlands Tobben is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 56 percent reside, Drenthe, where 15 percent reside and North Brabant, where 14 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Tobben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tobben last name are 41.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tobben earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.26% less than the national average, earning R 115,824 per year and in United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,343 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Többen941,015/
Toebben92426/
Tebben831,155/
Tobbin83375/
Tubben83164/
Tabben83131/
Tübben83113/
Taebben771/
Tebbenn771/
Tobbing770/
Tobbina770/
Towbin67255/
Tovbin67179/
Tobuin6798/
Tubbin6785/
Tabuen6776/
Tovbyn6732/
Tabbyn679/
Tabbin675/
Tebbin675/
Tofwen672/
Tubbing62164/
Tovbina6275/
Tabweng6231/
Topueng6231/
Tovbyna6226/
Tafouen622/
Tofueng621/
Tabouen621/
Tabbion620/
Thowbing572/
Toupouen571/
Tabwn552/
Tovwn551/
Tabvn551/
Tooppueng532/
Tabuin5024/
Topuin5014/
Tavbin507/
Tobuim502/
Tapuen501/

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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
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  • 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 Tobben
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