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Where Does The Last Name Tobi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Tobi (Arabic: توبـي, Hindi: तोबी, Marathi: तोबी, Oriya: େଟାବି, Russian: Тоби) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tóbi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 34,282^nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 471,289 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Tobi live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tobi is also the 13,910^th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 69,777 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,257 people, or 1 in 24,410. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 29 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Tobi Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tobi has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tobi surname grew 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobi Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tobi surname is predominantly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

The amount Tobi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 47.75% less than the national average, earning 180,823 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 53.47% less than the national average, earning R 110,568 per year.