Tobia Surname

67,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tobia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5751:230,13322,178
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Philippines4731:214,03433,353
Italy4471:136,81621,844
France3271:203,12831,564
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Argentina2641:161,90713,634
Venezuela2171:139,1894,431
Spain2151:217,45114,567
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Colombia821:582,6117,469
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia521:519,14839,018
Ivory Coast401:576,78117,373
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Benin191:543,97934,804
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Wales111:281,32115,850
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Cook Islands41:4,5451,050
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Tobía (10) are calculated separately.

Tobia (3,407) may also be a first name.

Tobia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobia (Arabic: طوبـيا, Georgian: ტობია, Russian: Тобиа) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Tobía. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,965th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 996,656 people. Tobia is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Tobia live; 20 percent live in North America and 20 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tobia is also the 121,983rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,407 people.

Tobia is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,575 people, or 1 in 230,133. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 21 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 18 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.

Tobia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tobia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,563 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tobia last name are 1.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tobia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning €26,470 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.15% less than the national average, earning R 144,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.22% less than the national average, earning $15,842,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $54,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobía9310/
Tobias9194,724/
Toubia917,490/
Tobiah91937/
Tobiaz9166/
Tobija9136/
Thobia9113/
Tobiha917/
Toobia915/
Tobiaş912/
Tuobia911/
Tobiaľ911/
Tobiaś911/
Tobiaș911/
Toybia911/
Tobijaš8384/
Tobiass8366/
Tobiash8344/
Tobijas8322/
Toubiah8316/
Toubias8316/
Tobaiya835/
Thobiaz834/
Tobiazz834/
Tobiaas832/
Tobhias832/
Tobiasd831/
Tobiast831/
Tobiahy831/
Toubiat831/
Tobiaat831/
Tabia804,849/
Tobio804,811/
Tubia80996/
Tebia80604/
Tovia80355/
Tobea8061/
Tobya8034/
Towia8023/
Tábia801/
Tobijasz77104/
Tobiasch7759/
Toubaiya7710/
Tobayiah771/
Tovias733,608/
Tubias73893/
Tabiat73236/
Tobios7394/
Tabias7392/
Tobyas7354/
Towiah7346/
Toubio7335/
Tabiah7326/
Thebia7321/
Tóbiaš7320/
Tobjas7318/
Toviaz7316/
Teubia7316/
Tobjay7315/
Toubea7312/
Tabiaa7311/
Touvia7310/
Taabia739/
Tubiaz738/
Tabija737/
Tasbia735/
Tobiho734/
Toviah733/
Tabiad733/
Tompia733/
Tabiea732/
Toibio732/
Tabiha732/
Thabia732/
Toubya732/
Tobeay731/
Tubiha731/
Tabiae731/
Tonpia731/
Tebiah731/
Tobeah731/
Toobea731/
Toivia731/
Tojwia731/
Tobhio731/
Tobiot731/
Tobjai731/
Tobjya731/
Toviaa731/
Taubia731/
Tatbia731/
Thubia731/
Toweia731/
Tobyaz731/
Tobaihiae711/
Tasbiha67664/
Tobjasz67393/
Tovieha67206/
Thobeha67113/
Tabiaat6716/
Tobyash6714/
Thebiay6714/
Tabaiya6711/
Tabijas677/
Thobeah676/
Tahbias673/
Toviaou673/
Tabajia672/
Tubiash672/
Tobeeha672/
Tabiasz672/
Tabihau672/
Tubaiya672/
Thobyas672/
Tobyass672/
Toviash671/
Tabiash671/
Tabieha671/
Tashbia671/
Tonpiah671/
Towieah671/
Thabiha671/
Tabogia671/
Tabiyoa671/
Toubjah671/
Tebajia671/
Tubiasz671/
Tasbias671/

Tobia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobia in the Georgian language
ტობიაtobia-
Tobia in the Russian language
Тобиаtobia-
Tobia in the Arabic language
طوبـياtwbya-
طوبيّاtwbya-
توبياtwbya-
طوبياtwbya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tobia
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