Tobías Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Tobías Surname Definition:
"Tobías" means Yahveh is my God. In other words, God is my comfort.
Tovía is from Catalonia.
Tobías Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Tobias (94,724), Tobiaš (231), Tobiás (67), Tobiaş (2), Tobiaś (1), Tóbiás (1,777) & Tóbiaš (20) are calculated separately.
Tobías (53) may also be a first name.
Tobías Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
"Tobías" means Yahveh is my God. In other words, God is my comfort.
Tovía is from Catalonia.
Tobías Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tobías Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tobías is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Tobias, Tobiaš, Tobiás, Tobiaş, Tobiaś, Tóbiás or Tóbiaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tobías? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Tobías live; 45 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Hispano-North America. Tobías is also the 1,366,219th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 53 people.
The surname Tobías is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 3,027,468. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Coahuila, where 20 percent reside, Nuevo León, where 20 percent reside and San Luis Potosí, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 26 percent reside and Guatemala, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias | 94 | 94,724 | / |
| Tobiaš | 89 | 231 | / |
| Tobiás | 89 | 67 | / |
| Tobiaş | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tobiaś | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tóbiás | 83 | 1,777 | / |
| Tobyas | 83 | 54 | / |
| Tobeas | 83 | 39 | / |
| Tóbiaš | 83 | 20 | / |
| Tobjas | 83 | 18 | / |
| Tovías | 83 | 5 | / |
| Thobias | 77 | 35,809 | / |
| Tobiasz | 77 | 4,558 | / |
| Tobjasz | 77 | 393 | / |
| Tobiase | 77 | 114 | / |
| Tobiass | 77 | 66 | / |
| Tobiash | 77 | 44 | / |
| Tobiahs | 77 | 42 | / |
| Tobijas | 77 | 22 | / |
| Toubias | 77 | 16 | / |
| Tobyash | 77 | 14 | / |
| Tobiaas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tobieas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thobyas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tobyass | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tobhias | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tobajos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tobayos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tobiasd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tobiast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tohbias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toubeas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tobijasz | 71 | 104 | / |
| Tobiasch | 71 | 59 | / |
| Thobiase | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tobiasse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tobayeas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tovias | 67 | 3,608 | / |
| Tobios | 67 | 94 | / |
| Tabias | 67 | 92 | / |
| Tobiaz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Tobiasova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Toveas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tobiasová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tabeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tovíos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tobyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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