Tobbin Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tobbin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobbin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Tobbin (16) may also be a first name.

Tobbin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tobbin is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tobbin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobbin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 761,666th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tobbin reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Tobbin is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Tobbin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tobbin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 11 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobbin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Tobbin earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.44% less than the national average, earning $29,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobbing920/
Tobbina920/
Tobben83684/
Towbin83255/
Tovbin83179/
Tobuin8398/
Tubbin8385/
Tabbin835/
Tebbin835/
Toebben77426/
Tubbing77164/
Tovbina7775/
Tabbion770/
Thowbing712/
Tebben671,155/
Többen671,015/
Tubben67164/
Tabben67131/
Tübben67113/
Tovbyn6732/
Tabuin6724/
Topuin6714/
Tabbyn679/
Tavbin677/
Tobuim672/
Tovbyna6226/
Tusbbim621/
Taebben621/
Tebbenn621/
Tabwn552/
Tovwn551/
Tabvn551/
Tabuen5076/
Tofwen502/
Topuim501/

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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 Tobbin
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