Zob Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Zob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3021:66,4837,984
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Zób (1) are calculated separately.

Zob (42) may also be a first name.

Zob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zob (Russian: Зоб) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Zób. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zob.

How Common Is The Last Name Zob? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zob is the 832,284th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname Zob is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Zob are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name globally, held by 42 people.

It is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 66,483. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Satu Mare County, where 68 percent are found, Cluj County, where 20 percent are found and Ialomița County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Romania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Zob Last Name Statistics demography

Zob earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zób891/
Ziob86443/
Zoob86102/
Zoub8641/
Zoib8639/
Zoeb8625/
Zobs8613/
Zobh8612/
Zhob8610/
Czob867/
Zobt865/
Zobp864/
Zoyb863/
Dzob862/
Zohb862/
Hzob862/
Zuob861/
Zobz861/
Zotb861/
Zosb861/
Zsob861/
Dziob75361/
Dzhob751/
Zoobh751/
Zhoib751/
Job6771,216/
Zeb6760,721/
Zub679,223/
Cob678,138/
Zab673,593/
Zobova672,916/
Sob672,642/
Zop671,026/
Zof67283/
Zow67125/
Zov67113/
Šob6744/
Zäb6712/
Xob678/
Zoushb676/
Dzhoub671/
Zobsch671/

Zob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zob in the Russian language
Зобzob-

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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 Zob
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