Tobby Surname

214,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tobby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1651:152,0549,627
Papua New Guinea5581:14,6121,410
Liberia1051:41,9863,841
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
India121:63,922,115578,870
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Tobby (3,976) may also be a first name.

Tobby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tobby occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tobby is the 214,351st most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,797,575 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Tobby live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tobby is also the 110,851st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 3,976 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,165 people, or 1 in 152,054. In Nigeria Tobby is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 79 percent reside, Cross River, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Tobby occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.

Tobby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tobby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tobby last name expanded 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Tobby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Toibby910/
Tubby801,478/
Tobba80779/
Tobbi80679/
Tebby80464/
Tobbe80286/
Tabby80269/
Towby800/
Tabbay73346/
Toebbe73224/
Toubba73143/
Tebbey73134/
Thobbi7354/
Tobbid7337/
Tobber7329/
Tobbie7326/
Tabbey7321/
Tobbit7321/
Toubbe7313/
Tubbay7313/
Tovbys7313/
Tobbei736/
Tebbay735/
Toubbi735/
Tobbio733/
Tabbuy731/
Tobbes731/
Thebby731/
Towbey730/
Tubbey730/
Htoubbi67136/
Toubbeh6742/
Tovbysh6723/
Tobbitt676/
Tabbaya676/
Tovbych674/
Thobbid674/
Tobbieh672/

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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
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  • 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 Tobby
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