Tobías Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Tobías Surname Definition:

"Tobías" means Yahveh is my God. In other words, God is my comfort.

Tovía is from Catalonia.

Tobías Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobias9494,724/
Tobiaš89231/
Tobiás8967/
Tobiaş892/
Tobiaś891/
Tóbiás831,777/
Tobyas8354/
Tobeas8339/
Tóbiaš8320/
Tobjas8318/
Tovías835/
Thobias7735,809/
Tobiasz774,558/
Tobjasz77393/
Tobiase77114/
Tobiass7766/
Tobiash7744/
Tobiahs7742/
Tobijas7722/
Toubias7716/
Tobyash7714/
Tobiaas772/
Tobieas772/
Thobyas772/
Tobyass772/
Tobhias772/
Tobajos771/
Tobayos771/
Tobiasd771/
Tobiast771/
Tohbias771/
Toubeas770/
Tobijasz71104/
Tobiasch7159/
Thobiase713/
Tobiasse712/
Tobayeas711/
Tovias673,608/
Tobios6794/
Tabias6792/
Tobiaz6766/
Tobiasova6729/
Toveas6715/
Tobiasová674/
Tabeas671/
Tovíos671/
Tobyaz671/

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