Tobiga Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Tobiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Tobiga (15) may also be a first name.

Tobiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tobiga is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Tobiga occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Tobiga live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 95 percent live and Madang, where 5 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Ghana, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobigah924/
Toubiga921/
Tobigo83300/
Tabiga8369/
Tobega832/
Tobigi831/
Thobega771,311/
Tabigay7785/
Tobigui7769/
Tubigha7714/
Tebigha778/
Tebeiga776/
Tabigga775/
Tobaigy774/
Taboiga773/
Toubega772/
Tobaige771/
Tabigat771/
Tubiega771/
Tabigas771/
Towaiga771/
Thojwiga7159/
Tubaigas711/
Tabigaya711/
Thoywiga711/
Toivegah711/
Taviga6727/
Tobegi678/
Tabigo676/
Tabige673/
Toybeigie671/
Tobego671/
Tobege671/
Tubigi671/
Thoojwiga671/
Towega671/
Tabega671/
Tebigo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tobiga
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