Tobler Surname

47,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Tobler Surname Definition:

(1) “Dweller in a Wooded Ravine” (Tobel) in Old German. (2) Also from “Knight’s Squire” (Tobel) in Old German.

Tobler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5,1121:1,607132
United States3,4241:105,85811,623
Brazil5151:415,67815,790
Australia3621:74,5748,754
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Austria1991:42,7916,859
Uruguay1801:19,0652,165
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Hungary781:125,85011,707
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
France381:1,747,966156,445
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England91:6,190,895170,599
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Wales61:515,75523,171
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

The alternate forms: Töbler (1) & Tóbler (1) are calculated separately.

Tobler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Dweller in a Wooded Ravine” (Tobel) in Old German. (2) Also from “Knight’s Squire” (Tobel) in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Tobler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tobler (Arabic: توبلر, Russian: Тоблер) is found most in Switzerland. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Töbler or Tóbler. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,916th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 676,025 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Tobler are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Tobler is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 5,112 people, or 1 in 1,607. In Switzerland Tobler is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 29 percent reside, Canton of St Gallen, where 23 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland it exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Tobler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tobler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,327 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tobler are 13.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tobler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,424 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning R 233,376 per year; in United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $47,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töbler941/
Tóbler941/
Toblier9274/
Toblert924/
Tobller921/
Toebler921/
Toubler920/
Toble91166/
Thoobler862/
Tobiller861/
Towler837,151/
Tabler832,944/
Tübler8331/
Thoble8318/
Tobles837/
Tobleh836/
Tubler834/
Tovler834/
Touble833/
Tobley833/
Tebler833/
Toblet833/
Tuoble831/
Teubler77333/
Taubler7786/
Toublet7741/
Tablier7712/
Tobelle774/
Tobille771/
Tablert771/
Toblesh771/
Teblier770/
Tobleth770/
Toblett770/
Tovlier770/
Table731,329/
Tobli73526/
Tovle7313/
Tobla7311/
Tobly732/
Toblé731/
Tabiller7126/
Toubelle7119/
Thublier712/
Thoublet711/
Tabley67253/
Tablet67190/
Tables67118/
Tablei6766/
Taable6723/
Toblli6717/
Thable6713/
Toubla6710/
Tomple677/
Tawler675/
Toubli675/
Tableh675/
Tauble674/
Tablee673/
Tublerová673/
Tublerova672/
Tavler672/
Tohbla671/
Tablie671/
Tablerova671/
Thobly671/
Tăbleţ671/
Tăbleț671/
Tablär671/
Tablér671/
Tableu671/
Tonple670/
Teuble670/
Thovle670/
Tovley670/

Tobler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobler in the Russian language
Тоблерtobler-
Tobler in the Arabic language
توبلرtwblr-

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