Tobeka Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tobeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tobeka (6,253) may also be a first name.

Tobeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobeka is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobeka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Tobeka live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tobeka is also the 83,429th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 6,253 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 83 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thobeka9216/
Toubeka921/
Toybeka921/
Tebeka832,175/
Tabeka83159/
Toboka83108/
Tobeki8380/
Tobeko8354/
Tobaka8342/
Tobika8334/
Tobeke833/
Tubeka831/
Tobjka831/
Tobioka77665/
Tobojka77151/
Tobiška77140/
Toboeko7799/
Tobiska7775/
Thobeko7738/
Toboika7714/
Thabeka7712/
Thoboka779/
Tobyška778/
Thobeke775/
Tobyska774/
Tobieke773/
Tabekha771/
Tobijka771/
Tobecko771/
Teubeka771/
Tabeeka771/
Thobeki771/
Thubeka771/
Tubecka771/
Tobeiko771/
Tobajka771/
Tabekai771/
Tobaika771/
Tabeikai71113/
Toubekis7134/
Tobakhah7113/
Tobyshka7112/
Tobishka711/
Toebicka711/
Toihbaka711/
Toubekeu711/
Tabekash711/
Tabaka676,188/
Tobiko673,124/
Taboka67349/
Toboko67315/
Tubika67145/
Tabeko67135/
Tabika6761/
Tobischka6735/
Tobako6734/
Tebaka6728/
Tobice6724/
Tubeki6724/
Tobece6710/
Tobiki679/
Tobaco679/
Tubeko678/
Tubeke678/
Tebeko678/
Tobica673/
Tebika672/
Toboca671/
Tébéka671/
Tübeke671/
Tabeki671/
Tobike671/
Tubyka671/
Tebeca671/

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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 Tobeka
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