Tobial Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tobial Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tobial Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tobial occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobial? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tobial is the 10,311,814th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tobial occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Tobial are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

Tobial is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Tobial is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and The Philippines, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobieal921/
Tobiale921/
Toubial921/
Tabial8322/
Tobeal834/
Tobyal831/
Tovial831/
Taubial7722/
Toubiol773/
Tabiol6714/
Tabjal672/
Toweal671/
Tabyal671/
Tubyal671/
Tampial6211/
Thabjal621/
Tubioll621/
Tubihoile531/
Tawjal501/

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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 Tobial
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