Tobela Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5621:96,40211,752
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Lesotho491:41,4816,991
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tobela (1,511) may also be a first name.

Tobela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobela (Russian: Тобела) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 454,357th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,768,828 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tobela are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tobela is also the 199,883rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,511 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 562 people, or 1 in 96,402. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 19 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Lesotho, where 7 percent live.

Tobela Last Name Statistics demography

Tobela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.78% less than the national average, earning R 133,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thobela929,766/
Toubela9224/
Tobelai9218/
Tobelia921/
Toybela921/
Toubelea862/
Tovela8332,955/
Towela834,112/
Tobola831,811/
Tobala83772/
Tobele83526/
Tabela83496/
Tobelo83388/
Tebela83384/
Tobila83277/
Tubela83252/
Tobeli83163/
Toubelaya8071/
Tebeila771,022/
Thubela77673/
Thabela77441/
Thobeli77186/
Toebola77139/
Thobala7797/
Tobeler7791/
Toballa7774/
Tovella7755/
Tobolla7742/
Thobelo7740/
Toubele7732/
Thovela7726/
Tabelia7726/
Tohbila7724/
Tobalia7723/
Thobola7718/
Tabelea7718/
Tabelah7717/
Tobilat7717/
Thobele7717/
Thebela7716/
Tompela7712/
Touvela7711/
Tobiola7710/
Tobelou779/
Toweula778/
Toubeli776/
Tebelha776/
Thowela775/
Toivela774/
Toebeli774/
Tabeela774/
Tobilia773/
Thobila773/
Tobeleu772/
Toobola772/
Tabelas772/
Tuibela772/
Tobelyo771/
Tebelah771/
Tubiela771/
Tabelat771/
Tabaela771/
Tobilea771/
Tovelia771/
Tubeela771/
Tabeila771/
Tabetla771/
Tobelho771/
Tobelyi771/
Tohbala771/
Thebeila7116/
Toubeily7110/
Toubelis717/
Thovhela712/
Touballa711/
Toubelou711/
Tabelgaa711/
Thobilas711/
Tabala674,118/
Toboła672,301/
Tabola671,150/
Tabele67673/
Tawela67513/
Tavela67441/
Tubele67437/
Tebelo67357/
Tabila67350/
Tobolo67324/
Tobili67305/
Tovila67183/
Tubila67174/
Towelo67133/
Tabelo67113/
Tobalo6794/
Tebala6781/
Towila6779/
Tovele6771/
Tobała6768/
Tubelo6754/
Tebila6750/
Tabeli6723/
Tobile6715/
Toveli6710/
Tobilo676/
Tubeli673/
Tebola672/
Tobéli672/
Tobylo671/
Tompealay671/
Tūbele671/
Tabelhajt671/
Tabely671/
Tachouela671/
Tobało671/
Tobicelli671/
Tobily671/
Tubely671/

Tobela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobela in the Russian language
Тобелаtobela-

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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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  • 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 Tobela
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