Surname Job

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Surname Job

Etymology	the son of Job^[3]
Etymology	patronymic^[5]
Global Bearer Count	81940^[7]
Global Bearer Count	71216^[5]
Derives From	the son of Job^[2]
Derives From	the personal name Job^[3]
Global Rank Description	7,969th most common surname globally^[3]
Global Rank Description	7,969th most common surname worldwide^[2]
Is a	Surname^[4]
Etymology Meaning	sorrowful; patient^[5]
Etymology Meaning	persecuted^[5]
Distributed in	Angola^[2]
Distributed in	Chad^[2]
Has Variant	Surname Jo B Accent^[2]
Has Variant	Surname Jobba^[2]

ex:surname-job

Surname Job has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 11 references, with 11 live disagreements.

100+ facts·75 predicates·11 sources·11 in dispute

Mostly:distributed in(9), has variant(6), has related form(4)

Etymologyin dispute`etymology`

the son of Job^[3]all time · Wf13 20 Forebears Surname Job Incidence
patronymic^[5]all time · Wf5 18 Job Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Forebears

Global Bearer Countin dispute`globalBearerCount`

81940^[7]all time · Wf5 19 Job Surname Distribution by Country Surnam Es
71216^[5]all time · Wf5 18 Job Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Forebears

Derives Fromin dispute`derivesFrom`

the son of Job^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
the personal name Job^[3]all time · Wf13 20 Forebears Surname Job Incidence

Global Rank Descriptionin dispute`globalRankDescription`

7,969th most common surname globally^[3]all time · Wf13 20 Forebears Surname Job Incidence
7,969th most common surname worldwide^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears

Is ain dispute`isA`

Surname^[4]all time · Wf12 16 Td Rose Hill Le Maurice Mariages Patronymes En Jo Cgmr
Surname^[9]all time · Wf3 12 Cercle De G N Alogie Maurice Rodrigues Cgmr

Etymology Meaningin dispute`etymologyMeaning`

sorrowful; patient^[5]all time · Wf5 18 Job Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Forebears
persecuted^[5]all time · Wf5 18 Job Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Forebears

Distributed inin dispute`distributedIn`

Angola^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Chad^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
France^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
India^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Mauritius^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Nigeria^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Papua New Guinea^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Portugal^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
United States^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears

Has Variantin dispute`hasVariant`

Surname Jo B Accent^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Jobba^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Jobbe^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Jobson^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Jopp^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Yopp^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears

Has Related Formin dispute`hasRelatedForm`

Surname Jo B Accent^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Jobson^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Jopp^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Surname Yopp^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears

Has Historical Trend Periodin dispute`hasHistoricalTrendPeriod`

1881-2014^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
1880-2014^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears

Has Meaningin dispute`hasMeaning`

sorrowful; patient^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
persecuted^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears

Has Spelling`hasSpelling`

Job^[2]all time · Wf12 15 Job Surname Meaning Statistics Forebears
Job^[9]all time · Wf3 12 Cercle De G N Alogie Maurice Rodrigues Cgmr

Inbound mentions (75)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`hasSurname`Has Surname(12)

Angolaex:angola
Chadex:chad
Franceex:france
Indiaex:india
Mauritiusex:mauritius
Nicholas Jobbeex:nicholas-jobbe
Nigeriaex:nigeria
Papua New Guineaex:papua-new-guinea
Portugalex:portugal
Row 1ex:row-1
United Statesex:united-states
William Jobbaex:william-jobba

`variantOf`Variant of(12)

Surname Jabex:surname-jab
Surname Jabeex:surname-jabe
Surname Jo B Accentex:surname-jo-b-accent
Surname Jobbex:surname-jobb
Surname Jobbaex:surname-jobba
Surname Jobbeex:surname-jobbe
Surname Jobeex:surname-jobe
Surname Jobsonex:surname-jobson
Surname Jobsoneex:surname-jobsone
Surname Joofex:surname-joof
Surname Joppex:surname-jopp
Surname Yoppex:surname-yopp

`isTopCountryForSurname`Is Top Country for Surname(4)

Angolaex:angola
Chadex:chad
Nigeriaex:nigeria
Nigeriaex:nigeria

`likelySameSurnameAs`Likely Same Surname As(4)

David Jobsonex:david-jobson
Janet Jobsoneex:janet-jobsone
Nicholas Jobbeex:nicholas-jobbe
William Jobbaex:william-jobba

`surname`Surname(3)

Joseph Desire Jobex:joseph-desire-job
Patriarch Job of Moscowex:patriarch-job-of-moscow
Ricardo Job Estevaoex:ricardo-job-estevao

`describes`Describes(2)

Source Txtex:source-txt
Surnam Es Databaseex:surnam-es-database

`doesNotMention`Does Not Mention(2)

Emelbourne Mauritians Articleex:emelbourne-mauritians-article
Mauritian Australians Wikipedia Articleex:mauritian-australians-wikipedia-article

`earliestDocumentedInstanceOf`Earliest Documented Instance of(2)

Nicholas Jobbeex:nicholas-jobbe
William Jobbaex:william-jobba

`nameIsVariantOf`Name Is Variant of(2)

Nicholas Jobbeex:nicholas-jobbe
William Jobbaex:william-jobba

`nameVariantOf`Name Variant of(2)

Nicholas Jobbeex:nicholas-jobbe
William Jobbaex:william-jobba

`neededToIdentify`Needed to Identify(2)

Geni Collinson Treeex:geni-collinson-tree
Lablache Marriage Certsex:lablache-marriage-certs

`researchedAlongside`Researched Alongside(2)

Surname LA Blancheex:surname-la-blanche
Surname Lablancheex:surname-lablanche

`surnameTrendSurname`Surname Trend Surname(2)

Englandex:england
United Statesex:united-states

`containsNoInformationAbout`Contains No Information About(1)

Homepageex:homepage

`describesSurname`Describes Surname(1)

Forebears Job Surname Pageex:forebears-job-surname-page

`doesNotContain`Does Not Contain(1)

Lexpress 2021 Necrologie Snapshotex:lexpress-2021-necrologie-snapshot

`dominantCountryForSurname`Dominant Country for Surname(1)

Nigeriaex:nigeria

`hasAssociatedSurname`Has Associated Surname(1)

Mauritiusex:mauritius

`hasNoArchivedUrlsFor`Has No Archived Urls for(1)

Wayback Cdxex:wayback-cdx

`hasNoLinkTo`Has No Link to(1)

Geni Maurice Lablancheex:geni-maurice-lablanche

`hasResearchInterest`Has Research Interest(1)

Valex:val

`highestConcentrationOf`Highest Concentration of(1)

Nigeriaex:nigeria

`highestDensityForSurname`Highest Density for Surname(1)

Vanuatuex:vanuatu

`includesSurname`Includes Surname(1)

Collateral Surnamesex:collateral-surnames

`investigatesSurname`Investigates Surname(1)

Mauritian Death Notices Lablanche Jobex:mauritian-death-notices-lablanche-job

`involvesSurname`Involves Surname(1)

Mauritius to Melbourne Migrationex:mauritius-to-melbourne-migration

`isNotSourceFor`Is Not Source for(1)

Source Genealogie Mu Homepageex:source-genealogie-mu-homepage

`lacksInformationAbout`Lacks Information About(1)

Genealogie Mu Homepageex:genealogie-mu-homepage

`lacksMentionOf`Lacks Mention of(1)

Melbourne Catholic Archdiocese Parish Directoryex:melbourne-catholic-archdiocese-parish-directory

`likelySameAs`Likely Same As(1)

Jobex:job

`listedAlongside`Listed Alongside(1)

Surname Lablancheex:surname-lablanche

`mostPrevalentForSurname`Most Prevalent for Surname(1)

Nigeriaex:nigeria

`nameOriginOf`Name Origin of(1)

Job Biblicalex:job-biblical

`notesAbsenceFor`Notes Absence for(1)

Source Documentex:source-document

`presupposesSearchFor`Presupposes Search for(1)

Negative Findingsex:negative-findings

`reportsNegativeResult`Reports Negative Result(1)

Source Txtex:source-txt

`searchReturnedZeroResults`Search Returned Zero Results(1)

Myt Muex:myt-mu

Other facts (63)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

63 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Absence Does Not Prove Absence	logged-in/form search needed	[1]
Label	Job	[1]
Listed Alongside	Surname Collinson	[1]
Attested in Country	England	[5]
Derived From	Job Biblical Figure	[5]
England Growth Period End	2014	[5]
England Growth Period Start	1881	[5]
England Population Growth Pct	141	[5]
Global Rank	7969	[5]
Continent Span	6	[7]
Countries Present	137	[7]
Described by	Surnam Es Database	[7]
Has Description	can be present in a lot of the nations of the world	[7]
Has Global Presence	true	[7]
Highest Concentration Country	Nigeria	[7]
Is Anglo Australian	true	[11]
Angola Frequency	1 in 7203	[3]
Angola Incidence	3747	[3]
Approximate Total Bearers	approximately 71,216 bearers worldwide	[3]
Australia Frequency	1 in 21090	[3]
Australia Incidence	1280	[3]
Australia Rank in Area	2926	[3]
Became Prevalent During	medieval hereditary surname period	[3]
Chad Frequency	1 in 2881	[3]
Chad Incidence	4718	[3]
Derived From Personal Name	Personal Name Job	[3]
Described As	a favourite personal name	[3]
Distribution Notes	predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Job are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa	[3]
Etymology Patronymic	son of Job	[3]
Global Occurrence Rate	roughly 1 in 102,330 people	[3]
Has Global Frequency	1 in 102330	[3]
Has Global Rank	7969	[3]
Has Total Bearers	71216	[3]
Alternate Country Count	137	[2]
Approximate Global Count	71216	[2]
Country Count Approximate	138	[2]
Derived From Hebrew	true	[2]
Derived From Patronymic	the son of Job	[2]
Derived From Patronymic Pattern	son of Job	[2]
Derives From Ancestor Name	Job	[2]
England Trend Percent Increase	141	[2]
England Trend Period End	2014	[2]
England Trend Period Start	1881	[2]
Global Population	71216	[2]
Has Approximate Global Bearer Count	71216	[2]
Has Hebrew Origin	true	[2]
Has Origin Language	Hebrew	[2]
Is Patronymic	true	[2]
Left Many Descendants	many descendants	[2]
Appears in	Td Rose Hill	[4]
Absence Not Confirmed	Cgmr Genealogie	[1]
Known As	Job	[1]
Found in Public Cgmr Content	false	[8]
Absence Does Not Confirm Database Absence	Cgmrgenealogie	[1]
Is Surname	true	[1]
Ex:not Found in	Cgmrgenealogie Homepage	[1]
Ex:not Found in Fetchable Content	Cgmrgenealogie Homepage	[1]
Earliest Attestation Year	1273	[5]
Highest Concentration Continent	Africa	[7]
In Franco Mauritian Family Group	true	[10]
Has Meaning Attributed by User	persecuted one	[2]
Has Possible Geographic Association	Mauritius	[9]
Belongs to Family of	Val	[6]

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

100 undated

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absenceDoesNotConfirmDatabaseAbsenceval-mauritius/wf3-10-cgmr-g-n-alogie-cercle-de-g-n-alogie-maurice-rodrigues-bas

ex:cgmrgenealogie

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absenceDoesNotProveAbsenceval-mauritius/wf3-10-cgmr-g-n-alogie-cercle-de-g-n-alogie-maurice-rodrigues-bas

logged-in/form search needed

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absenceNotConfirmedval-mauritius/wf3-10-cgmr-g-n-alogie-cercle-de-g-n-alogie-maurice-rodrigues-bas

ex:cgmr-genealogie

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alternateCountryCountval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

137

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angolaFrequencyval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

1 in 7203

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angolaIncidenceval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

3747

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appearsInval-mauritius/wf12-16-td-rose-hill-le-maurice-mariages-patronymes-en-jo-cgmr

ex:td-rose-hill

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approximateGlobalCountval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

71216

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approximateTotalBearersval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

approximately 71,216 bearers worldwide

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attestedInCountryval-mauritius/wf5-18-job-surname-origin-meaning-last-name-history-forebears

ex:england

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australiaFrequencyval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

1 in 21090

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australiaIncidenceval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

1280

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australiaRankInAreaval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

2926

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becamePrevalentDuringval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

medieval hereditary surname period

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belongsToFamilyOfval-mauritius/ev14-victoria-bdm-maurel-orderable-cert-2026-06-01

ex:val

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chadFrequencyval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

1 in 2881

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chadIncidenceval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

4718

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continentSpanval-mauritius/wf5-19-job-surname-distribution-by-country-surnam-es

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countriesPresentval-mauritius/wf5-19-job-surname-distribution-by-country-surnam-es

137

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countryCountApproximateval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

138

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derivedFromval-mauritius/wf5-18-job-surname-origin-meaning-last-name-history-forebears

ex:job-biblical-figure

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derivedFromHebrewval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

true

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derivedFromPatronymicval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

the son of Job

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derivedFromPatronymicPatternval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

son of Job

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derivedFromPersonalNameval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

ex:personal-name-job

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derivesFromval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

the son of Job

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derivesFromval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

the personal name Job

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derivesFromAncestorNameval-mauritius/wf12-15-job-surname-meaning-statistics-forebears

Job

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describedAsval-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence

a favourite personal name

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describedByval-mauritius/wf5-19-job-surname-distribution-by-country-surnam-es

ex:surnam-es-database

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