Tobon Surname
Approximately 36,806 people bear this surname
Tobon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 26,122 | 1:1,829 | 361 |
| Mexico | 7,162 | 1:17,331 | 1,423 |
| United States | 1,778 | 1:203,858 | 20,012 |
| Spain | 453 | 1:103,205 | 8,355 |
| Venezuela | 397 | 1:76,081 | 3,133 |
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Ecuador | 121 | 1:131,453 | 6,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Kenya | 90 | 1:513,110 | 25,838 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Panama | 38 | 1:102,954 | 3,886 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Costa Rica | 31 | 1:154,196 | 2,192 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Tobón (183) & Tobòn (8) are calculated separately.
Tobon (556) may also be a first name.
Tobon Demographics
Tobon Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tobon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tobon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tobon (Arabic: طوبون) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tobón or Tobòn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tobon? popularity and diffusion
Tobon is the 15,130th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 197,999 people. The last name Tobon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tobon live; 72 percent live in South America and 72 percent live in Caribbean South America. Tobon is also the 356,749th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 556 people.
The last name Tobon is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 26,122 people, or 1 in 1,829. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Antioquia Department, where 71 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent reside and Risaralda Department, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Colombia this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Tobon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tobon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tobon last name increased 35,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tobon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Tobon last name are 40.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.09% being registered with the party.
The amount Tobon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,807 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.66% more than the national average, earning $27,845,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $39,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.63% less than the national average, earning $41,420 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tobon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tobon in the Arabic language | ||
| طوبون | twbwn | - |
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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 Tobon
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