Tobs Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Tobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Töbs (12) are calculated separately.

Tobs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobs is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Töbs. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Tobs is primarily found in Asia, where 30 percent of Tobs reside; 20 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Tobs is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Tobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tobs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tobs last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töbs9212/
Toebs8933/
Tohbs8917/
Toobs892/
Thobs891/
Tobst891/
Tob862,054/
Tobsch8019/
Tops751,990/
Toib751,517/
Toub751,020/
Tows75145/
Tabs75141/
Toyb7578/
Tobh7574/
Thob7561/
Tubs7554/
Tebs7552/
Totb7512/
Tovs758/
Tobt756/
Tosb755/
Tojb753/
Tgob752/
Tobx752/
Tofs751/
Toob751/
Tosp751/
Toups674,240/
Thoib672,285/
Towse671,656/
Thobh671,435/
Topps671,278/
Toops67983/
Tabsh67818/
Thoub6793/
Tovås6765/
Thops6759/
Toibp6713/
Thebs6711/
Tabsz679/
Tovst677/
Thoob675/
Tubse674/
Tovws673/
Thows673/
Thabs673/
Toeps672/
Tovse672/
Toovs671/
Toyps671/
Toffs671/
Tospe671/
Totbh671/
Taubs671/
Tuops671/
Teubs671/
Tofse671/
Tohvs671/
Touws671/
Tgows671/
Toubh671/
Tojbp671/
Tobtt671/
Thobz671/
Toufs670/
Topfs670/

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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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  • 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 Tobs
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