Tobit Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tobit Surname Definition:

(Greek-Hebrew) [Greek Τωβ(ε)ίτ = HebrewTóbhiyáh: v. Tobias]

Tobit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1751:118,68013,599
India221:34,866,608408,224
England131:4,286,005132,302
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tobit (465) may also be a first name.

Tobit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Greek-Hebrew) [Greek Τωβ(ε)ίτ = HebrewTóbhiyáh: v. Tobias]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tobit Last Name Facts

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

Tobit (Arabic: توبت, Hindi: टोबिट, Oriya: େତାବିତ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tobit is the 1,035,555th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Tobit reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 395,119th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 465 people.

The last name Tobit is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 118,680. In Cameroon Tobit is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 45 percent live, Centre Region, where 41 percent live and West Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Tobit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tobit has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tobit last name grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tobit Last Name Statistics demography

Tobit earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobitt91437/
Tobiet9149/
Toubit9129/
Tobitz9117/
Tohbit9117/
Tobits918/
Tobith916/
Tobist913/
Thobit911/
Tobiot911/
Toibit911/
Tobi8915,463/
Thoibit838/
Toubite837/
Tobeitz831/
Tobithe831/
Toibitz831/
Toboite831/
Toubitz830/
Tobitsh830/
Tabit809,112/
Tobio804,811/
Toubi803,948/
Tobai802,180/
Tobie801,668/
Tobis801,378/
Thobi801,142/
Tebit80815/
Tubit80357/
Toobi80331/
Tobii80190/
Tobiś80167/
Tobet80117/
Tábit8091/
Tobei8068/
Toboi8067/
Tohbi8044/
Tobgi8041/
Tobih8032/
Toibi8031/
Tobui8025/
Tobhi8024/
Tobij808/
Towit806/
Toybi805/
Tobiš805/
Tobiy804/
Tobyi804/
Tobiz803/
Tobid802/
Ttobi801/
Tovit801/
Tobitsch7748/
Thabit7319,153/
Thoibi735,813/
Thobie73590/
Tabite73463/
Thobei73452/
Tobisz73158/
Tobish73121/
Tuobie73116/
Tobais73104/
Tábith7366/
Tobiss7365/
Toubai7349/
Towait7347/
Toubet7345/
Tabith7342/
Tobich7340/
Tatbit7340/
Thebit7338/
Toubio7335/
Toibis7331/
Toubie7327/
Tobois7322/
Tobaih7319/
Thobii7318/
Toybis7317/
Toibai738/
Thobai738/
Thoubi738/
Toubis737/
Toobis736/
Taabit736/
Tobeth735/
Tabitt735/
Tovite735/
Thobhi734/
Taubit734/
Tobest734/
Tabiet733/
Taboit733/
Tobhai733/
Toubui733/
Tabait733/
Tebitt732/
Tobete732/
Toubei732/
Tubitt732/
Toibio732/
Tovait732/
Tobisp731/
Totbai731/
Tubith731/
Tabeit731/
Tasbit731/
Ttobai731/
Tobeis731/
Tobicz731/
Toobet731/
Toobie731/
Tobhio731/
Toubgi731/
Thoboi731/
Tahbit731/
Touhbi731/
Htabit731/
Tobaai731/
Tubiet731/
Toobai731/
Tosbai731/
Tobett730/
Tobeet730/
Towitt730/
Tabi6726,594/
Toba6726,406/
Tobe6711,653/
Toby6711,446/
Tovi671,184/
Tábi67568/
Tóbi67512/
Thabith67430/
Tobă67317/
Tobé67126/
Toubois6734/
Touviot6722/
Tousbih6710/
Tobä676/
Thoiboi674/
Tobaigy674/
Tobaihs673/
Tebeitt672/
Thebith672/
Tobá672/
Thoubis672/
Toibish671/
Thovite671/
Tabisht671/
Taubeit671/
Thabhit671/
Thabuit671/
Thebiet671/
Tabaist671/
Taabite671/
Tobahai671/
Toushbi671/
Toubete671/
Toubeth671/
Toubich671/
Touhbai671/
Thaabit671/
Tubithe671/
Tobette671/
Tobaish671/
Tosbete671/
Thabiet671/
Toboich670/
Taubits670/
Tabithe670/

Tobit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobit in the Oriya language
େତାବିତetabita-
Tobit in the Hindi language
टोबिटtobita85.71
टोविटtovita14.29
Tobit in the Arabic language
توبتtwbt-

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