Tobu Surname

157,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0181:63,3524,676
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Indonesia2651:499,05440,843
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Romania411:489,70437,604
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Töbü (41) are calculated separately.

Tobu (315) may also be a first name.

Tobu Last Name Facts

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

Tobu (Hindi: तोबू, Marathi: तोबू, Oriya: େତାବୁ, Russian: Тобу) is found most in Japan. It can also occur in the variant forms: Töbü. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,494th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,624,251 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Tobu are found; 73 percent are found in East Asia and 73 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Tobu is also the 494,917th most common first name globally. It is borne by 315 people.

The last name Tobu is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 2,018 people, or 1 in 63,352. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Saga Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Japan it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Tobu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tobu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tobu last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobou891,241/
Tobuz89146/
Tobuu89105/
Tobau8991/
Toibu8982/
Toybu8958/
Tobut8957/
Tobui8925/
Tobus8916/
Thobu8913/
Tohbu8912/
Tuobu898/
Tobuy897/
Tobuh897/
Toobu896/
Toubu895/
Tobud895/
Tobhu894/
Toebu893/
Tobup892/
Tobeu892/
Töbü8341/
Toybou801,371/
Toubou80262/
Tobutt80202/
Thobut80198/
Tobuch80182/
Tohbuh8016/
Toebou8014/
Toubus8011/
Tobaut8011/
Toïbou806/
Tobush804/
Toibut804/
Toubui803/
Thobeu803/
Toibou802/
Tobouh802/
Thoibu801/
Tohbou801/
Toubau801/
Toubuh801/
Toobou801/
Tobult800/
Toobut800/
Tabu7571,722/
Tubu751,299/
Tebu751,101/
Towu75128/
Tovu7568/
Toubouh73138/
Tobusch7354/
Toosbuy737/
Thoubou732/
Toubout732/
Toibout731/
Thoibuu731/
Taabu6712,662/
Tabut672,436/
Tabou672,417/
Tubau67900/
Towou67808/
Thabu67525/
Toboe67496/
Tabus67423/
Tebau67367/
Tabud67330/
Tovuu67266/
Tubui67227/
Tabau67223/
Tabuh67221/
Tuvou67220/
Tabeu67167/
Tabhu67154/
Tawou67123/
Thubu67114/
Tabuy6795/
Thebu6782/
Tubuh6775/
Tompu6772/
Tebeu6765/
Tovut6759/
Tonpu6755/
Tabuz6745/
Tubou6731/
Thowu6729/
Towau6728/
Tabui6726/
Tubus6723/
Tovus6721/
Tgabu6716/
Tovou6714/
Towui6713/
Taebu6711/
Tebui6711/
Toweu6711/
Tebhu6710/
Towus6710/
Tabuu6710/
Touwu678/
Tubud677/
Ttabu675/
Tovup675/
Tăbuş675/
Tubhu674/
Toboo674/
Thovu673/
Tuibu673/
Tavou673/
Thobault672/
Taubu672/
Tovau672/
Tăbuș672/
Tebuh672/
Towut671/
Tabuj671/
Tasbu671/
Tuubu671/
Tãbuș671/
Tébou671/
Teubu671/
Tabgu671/
Tahbu671/
Towuh671/
Tovud671/
Touboush671/
Toubouyi671/
Thtoubou671/
Tubeu671/
Htabu671/
Tabuş671/
Teebu671/
Touboult670/

Tobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobu in the Hindi language
तोबूtobu-
Tobu in the Oriya language
େତାବୁetabu-
Tobu in the Marathi language
तोबूtobu66.67
तोबुtobu16.67
टोबूtobu16.67
Tobu in the Russian language
Тобуtobu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tobu
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