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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Töbs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobs? popularity and diffusion

Tobs is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Tobs occurs mostly in Asia, where 30 percent of Tobs reside; 20 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Tobs is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. Besides Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Tobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tobs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 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
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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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