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Where Does The Last Name Toby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Toby (Arabic: طوبـى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺒﻰ, Hindi: तोबी, Russian: Тобы) is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms: Tóby. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Toby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 45,339^th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 636,689 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Toby are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Toby is also the 11,996^th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 83,019 people.

The surname Toby is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,988 people, or 1 in 89,106. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 49 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 30 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 90 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Liberia, where 16 percent are found.

Toby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Toby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Toby surname grew 218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 340 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Toby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Toby last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Shiite (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Toby last name are 7.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.66% less than the national average, earning R 60,216 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $55,480 CAD per year.