Tohab Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tohab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tohab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tohab (36) may also be a first name.

Tohab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tohab (Marathi: तोहब) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tohab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tohab is the 6,063,924th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Tohab live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tohab is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Tohab is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Tohab is mostly found in: Lagos, where 86 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toab8955/
Tohabsh831/
Touab80935/
Tohob8011/
Toaib806/
Toaab803/
Toabh802/
Tohap801/
Tahaob73219/
Toyyab7390/
Toiyab7326/
Toheib733/
Tahhab731/
Toap67403/
Taob67110/
Toav676/

Tohab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tohab in the Marathi language
तोहबtohaba-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tohab
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