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Across the world, Tobe (Tobe , トベ , 托比 ) is quite a rare largely masculine, but infrequently feminine first name. The given name Tobe is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare male name, Hong Kong, where it is a rare girly name, and Ghana, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the United States. Likewise, Tobe is the last name as well as the forename.
Tobe is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Toby Belch , the character in Twelfth Night; Toby , the fictional basset hound from Disney's The Great Mouse Detective; Toby , the character from Disney's Robin Hood; Toby Esterhase , the chraracter by John le Carré and Toby Flenderson , the fictional character on The Office (US), among other works.