Tobi Surname

34,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Tobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,2571:24,4102,134
Indonesia2,0151:65,6327,117
South Africa1,2161:44,5545,699
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Togo7351:9,8612,446
DR Congo6431:114,89812,589
Cameroon5841:35,5634,778
Iran4431:173,32414,583
Papua New Guinea3451:23,6342,591
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Turkey1121:694,83435,663
Benin891:116,13012,862
Lesotho661:30,7965,791
Algeria641:603,61839,274
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
India531:14,472,932242,024
England471:1,185,49155,443
Japan471:2,720,09131,925
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
France271:2,460,101186,232
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Norway71:734,61250,907
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Tóbi (512) are calculated separately.

Tobi (69,777) may also be a first name.

Tobi Last Name Facts

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

Tobi (Arabic: توبـي, Hindi: तोबी, Marathi: तोबी, Oriya: େଟାବି, Russian: Тоби) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Tóbi. Click here for other potential spellings of Tobi.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,282nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 471,289 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Tobi reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tobi is also the 13,910th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 69,777 people.

The surname Tobi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,257 people, or 1 in 24,410. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 29 percent live, Bayelsa, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Tobi occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Tobi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tobi has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tóbi92512/
Tobio894,811/
Toubi893,948/
Tobai892,180/
Tobie891,668/
Tobis891,378/
Thobi891,142/
Toobi89331/
Tobit89243/
Tobii89190/
Tobiś89167/
Tobei8968/
Toboi8967/
Tohbi8944/
Tobgi8941/
Tobih8932/
Toibi8931/
Tobui8925/
Tobhi8924/
Tobij898/
Toybi895/
Tobiš895/
Tobiy894/
Tobyi894/
Tobiz893/
Tobid892/
Ttobi891/
Thoibi805,813/
Thobie80590/
Thobei80452/
Tobitt80437/
Tobisz80158/
Tobish80121/
Tuobie80116/
Tobais80104/
Tobiss8065/
Toubai8049/
Tobich8040/
Toubio8035/
Toibis8031/
Toubit8029/
Toubie8027/
Tobois8022/
Tobaih8019/
Thobii8018/
Toybis8017/
Tobitz8017/
Toibai808/
Tobits808/
Thobai808/
Thoubi808/
Toubis807/
Toobis806/
Thobhi804/
Toujbi804/
Tobist803/
Tobhai803/
Toubui803/
Toubei802/
Toibio802/
Tobisp801/
Totbai801/
Ttobai801/
Tobeis801/
Tobicz801/
Toobie801/
Tobhio801/
Toubgi801/
Thoboi801/
Touhbi801/
Tobaai801/
Toibit801/
Toobai801/
Tosbai801/
Tabi7526,594/
Toba7526,406/
Tobe7511,653/
Toby7511,446/
Tubi753,127/
Tebi752,079/
Tovi751,184/
Tábi75568/
Towi75439/
Tobă75317/
Tobé75126/
Tobä756/
Tobá752/
Toubois7334/
Tousbih7310/
Thoiboi734/
Tobaihs733/
Thoubis732/
Toibish731/
Tobahai731/
Tobeitz731/
Toibitz731/
Toushbi731/
Toubich731/
Touhbai731/
Tobaish731/
Toboich730/
Toubitz730/
Tobitsh730/
Tebai6710,930/
Tabei679,797/
Tabit679,112/
Tobey676,770/
Tubio676,107/
Tober675,819/
Touba674,633/
Toyba674,365/
Tubić673,164/
Tabai673,111/
Tabio672,983/
Tubid672,573/
Toiba672,185/
Tebie671,823/
Tobes671,699/
Tubis671,697/
Thobe671,375/
Tovio671,324/
Toebe671,185/
Tobyo671,157/
Tobay671,139/
Tabiś67894/
Taebi67765/
Thoby67755/
Toube67751/
Tabis67741/
Taboi67719/
Tabie67677/
Tooby67630/
Thubi67625/
Tuboi67582/
Tobys67481/
Tabii67410/
Toboa67404/
Tabid67394/
Toboy67386/
Tubit67357/
Tubei67357/
Towie67330/
Tompi67329/
Tabiy67318/
Tabih67294/
Thabi67263/
Tubai67251/
Towai67229/
Tubui67227/
Toiwa67223/
Taabi67206/
Tooba67177/
Tatbi67175/
Toiva67173/
Towei67148/
Tabyi67140/
Tasbi67131/
Tobaa67130/
Tabij67124/
Touby67121/
Tobet67117/
Tobeh67113/
Tebei67108/
Tovai67106/
Tuobe67105/
Toovi6794/
Tábit6791/
Toobe6788/
Tabić6784/
Tobee6782/
Tubie6766/
Teebi6761/
Tobea6761/
Tobez6754/
Tobitsch6748/
Taïbi6748/
Tuovi6745/
Dtabi6745/
Tovis6744/
Tobed6741/
Taubi6737/
Tahbi6737/
Thovi6736/
Tonpi6736/
Tabhi6733/
Tuibi6731/
Tabiš6729/
Tabui6726/
Tobeš6726/
Tobaj6725/
Tovie6724/
Tebih6723/
Touvi6723/
Tubij6722/
Toivi6720/
Thebi6719/
Toive6718/
Tabiz6717/
Towio6716/
Tubhi6715/
Teboi6714/
Towui6713/
Ttabi6713/
Towoi6711/
Tebui6711/
Toibe6711/
Tabgi6711/
Tovoi6710/
Tobej679/
Tobge679/
Tubiš678/
Tobhe677/
Tobuy677/
Tuoba677/
Tuoby677/
Tovhi676/
Tosby676/
Tojui676/
Tovii676/
Tawoi676/
Tovei676/
Toiby675/
Tavoi675/
Toviš675/
Towgi675/
Towip674/
Tobyś674/
Tabiź674/
Toïba674/
Tohbe673/
Taãbi673/
Tebii673/
Teubi673/
Touwi673/
Tabip673/
Thowi672/
Tooui672/
Tobeu672/
Tubiy672/
Toivy672/
Tobée672/
Towih672/
Tosbe672/
Tubii672/
Tojba671/
Tobep671/
Toybe671/
Toviy671/
Tebij671/
Tebiy671/
Tubih671/
Toubeish671/
Tobyy671/
Tobha671/
Tobeş671/
Tohvi671/
Tosvi671/
Towhi671/
Toubouyi671/
Toubé671/
Tubič671/
Tubiś671/
Toubeich671/
Toiwy671/
Tebhi671/
Towis671/
Toyui671/
Tovip671/
Tovit671/
Toeby670/

Tobi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobi in the Oriya language
େଟାବିetabi-
Tobi in the Hindi language
तोबीtobi83.33
टोबीtobi16.67
Tobi in the Marathi language
तोबीtobi80
टोबीtobi11.43
टॉबीtobi8.57
Tobi in the Russian language
Тобиtobi-
Tobi in the Arabic language
توبـيtwby-
توبيtwby-

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Tobi Reference & Research

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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 Tobi
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