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Globally, Job (Job , Iob , 乔布 ) is a common principally boy's, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name Job is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common principally masculine, but very infrequently female name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and Namibia, where it is quite a common boy's name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mexico. Likewise, Job is the last name as well as the forename.
Job is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Job | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bangladesh, Mexico, Kenya, Nigeria |
Iob | Brazil, United States, France, Nigeria, India |
乔布 | China |
Йоб | Ukraine, Russia |
Job is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Job , the biblical figure, Bible; Job Anderson , the character from Stevenson's Treasure Island; Job de Jong , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden and Job Trunicht , character in Legend of the Galactic Heroes.