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
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Tobon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tobon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tobon (Arabic: طوبون) occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Tobón or Tobòn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tobon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,130th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 197,999 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tobon are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Tobon is also the 356,749th most widely held first name globally, borne by 556 people.
It is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is held by 26,122 people, or 1 in 1,829. In Colombia Tobon is most common 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 last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Tobon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tobon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tobon last name rose 35,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tobon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Tobon surname are 40.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.09% registered to vote for 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
- 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 Tobon
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