Choba Surname

203,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Choba Surname Definition:

Choba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: boatsman.

Choba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5831:92,92911,362
Zimbabwe3001:51,4617,829
Zambia2151:73,7216,357
Ukraine1911:238,33931,509
Russia1391:1,036,85779,143
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Poland691:550,85151,833
Japan631:2,029,27428,003
Lesotho581:35,0446,291
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
India351:21,916,154310,282
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England21:27,859,030389,889
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Choba (756) may also be a first name.

Choba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Choba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: boatsman.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Choba Last Name Facts

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

Choba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﺏ, Hindi: चोबा, Marathi: चोबा, Russian: Чоба, Tibetan: ཆོ་བ་) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Choba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 203,470th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,563,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Choba live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Choba is also the 298,808th most common forename globally, borne by 756 people.

Choba is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 92,929. In South Africa Choba is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.

Choba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Choba surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Choba last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Choba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 56.54% less than the national average, earning R 103,284 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.32% less than the national average, earning $14,230,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning $35,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chouba911,239/
Tchoba91260/
Chobah91242/
Schoba91237/
Chooba91173/
Chobaz91109/
Chobay9177/
Chobat9148/
Chobai9129/
Chobad918/
Chzoba917/
Chobea912/
Choiba912/
Chuoba911/
Chohba911/
Chotba911/
Coba8918,047/
Hoba897,233/
Choubay83351/
Tchouba83333/
Choubai83161/
Choubat8391/
Chobeau8379/
Chobaut8354/
Choibat8345/
Choibai8344/
Choubah8323/
Chobaux8311/
Tchooba8310/
Schobat839/
Chchoba835/
Choubea832/
Tchobga832/
Choobai832/
Choibay831/
Chobaih831/
Choobay831/
Cshobha831/
Schosba831/
Schouba831/
Schobas831/
Schobau831/
Tchobea831/
Chobhai831/
Chobhay831/
Choubas831/
Chotbai831/
Choobau831/
Shoba8015,177/
Chaba8012,024/
Chuba804,547/
Chobe804,091/
Chowa803,098/
Houba801,940/
Cheba801,640/
Khoba801,418/
Chobo801,209/
Chova80582/
Hooba80560/
Cioba80297/
Choby80261/
Cobaj80231/
Csoba80229/
Xhoba80182/
Cobau80106/
Hobaj8095/
Chobi8080/
Couba8074/
Hobah8072/
Hobat8055/
Hobas8049/
Cobai8048/
Zhoba8042/
Czoba8034/
Chába8025/
Cobay8024/
Hotba8019/
Hobai8018/
Hobay8014/
Hoiba8011/
Hobha8010/
Hobad809/
Coiba806/
Cobea805/
Hsoba803/
Hohba803/
Cobha803/
Coboa802/
Cobaa802/
Chobé802/
Coyba802/
Hoboa801/
Chéba801/
Cooba801/
Hobap801/
Chobeaux77139/
Choubaih7715/
Choubach776/
Choubhay772/
Chshobha771/
Schobach771/
Schobatz771/
Tchoubaa771/
Tchoubau771/
Chousbah771/
Choubatt771/
Shobha737,494/
Tshoba733,360/
Chebah732,842/
Chaaba732,733/
Choube732,708/
Houbad732,347/
Chobot732,245/
Chobhe732,039/
Chompa731,855/
Choobe731,605/
Shobah731,525/
Chabas731,520/
Chabat731,216/
Chabai731,161/
Tchobo731,059/
Chahba73994/
Chabad73941/
Choubi73773/
Chobey73749/
Chubai73737/
Chebaa73665/
Tchaba73601/
Chebha73476/
Chabaa73420/
Tchowa73405/
Chabay73392/
Chabah73387/
Chuuba73377/
Chhowa73360/
Hoşbaş73347/
Chotbi73284/
Shooba73282/
Chhaba73279/
Tchova73272/
Hobbah73220/
Chubay73201/
Khobai73197/
Housba73193/
Csobai73173/
Chovha73172/
Chobei73161/
Chehba73156/
Cheeba73138/
Chober73127/
Chouby73110/
Chebai73102/
Chovah7392/
Chuobe7390/
Choowa7387/
Chobit7381/
Shobat7381/
Chojwa7378/
Hobass7376/
Shobad7373/
Hobach7371/
Chouwa7369/
Chauba7367/
Chovau7365/
Shouba7362/
Chabaj7358/
Khoiba7355/
Csobay7353/
Chovaz7351/
Chubat7348/
Houbas7346/
Ciobea7346/
Choboy7345/
Hoybea7345/
Houbai7342/
Chabau7339/
Chobyt7334/
Hobash7333/
Chubas7332/
Hoşbay7330/
Houbat7329/
Chubha7325/
Choobo7324/
Chabga7323/
Chovas7321/
Dzhoba7320/
Choway7320/
Chhobi7319/
Chobod7317/
Chowga7317/
Choobi7315/
Chovga7314/
Shobai7314/
Chowai7313/
Chabha7313/
Khouba7313/
Chatba7312/
Shobaz7312/
Khobha7311/
Schaba7311/
Chabap7311/
Chowah7311/
Chubah7311/
Houbah7311/
Chowha739/
Chhobe739/
Chabaz739/
Coubau739/
Shohba738/
Czobat737/
Shoiba737/
Chovai737/
Khooba737/
Chobet737/
Hosbaz737/
Chobiy736/
Chobis736/
Choebe736/
Hoboha736/
Hohbai736/
Shobaa735/
Chubau735/
Chouva734/
Choboi734/
Cheuba734/
Shobaj734/
Chowaj734/
Chonpa734/
Choeby733/
Choibe733/
Chooby733/
Chosby733/
Chowas733/
Chohbi733/
Chobuy732/
Shoyba732/
Choebi732/
Chebay732/
Coubay732/
Chaboa732/
Chaïba732/
Cobhah732/
Hosbas732/
Zhuoba732/
Chawoa732/
Chľuba732/
Chsova732/
Chobou732/
Khobaj732/
Hobaus732/
Shobay732/
Chovad731/
Khoyba731/
Chowua731/
Choybe731/
Chobhi731/
Choibi731/
Choiwa731/
Chheba731/
Hobapp731/
Hosbat731/
Ciobai731/
Shosba731/
Sshoba731/
D'Coba731/
Choiua731/
Chaeba731/
Coubaa731/
Chgaba731/
Coubai731/
Schobo731/
Chowat731/
Houbaj731/
Hoshba731/
Khobaa731/
Khobea731/
Chobie731/
Choubo731/
Chovat731/
Chuova731/
Chuyba731/
Chuiba731/
Chubaa731/
Chubad731/
Chubaj731/
Chebaà731/
Chabaï731/
Chabâa731/
Coybay731/
Cobeah731/
Dshoba731/
Shuoba731/
Chobes731/
Houbaa731/
Chobee730/
Cobeau730/
Cobauh730/
Tchouba'a711/
Tchoubgai711/
Schoubach710/
Haba67118,555/
Cobo6743,109/
Caba6735,594/
Cova6729,176/
Soba6727,316/
Choubey6725,466/
Hobe677,989/
Huba677,706/
Chebbah677,083/
Howa676,353/
Joba675,535/
Chabaud675,321/
Hoby674,780/
Zoba674,355/
Hobo673,040/
Hobi672,610/
Chabaya671,845/
Tchouwa67834/
Chompha67803/
Chochua67697/
Chowhai67556/
Chabach67511/
Chouhbi67444/
Chaubay67420/
Cowa67412/
Chabhay67384/
Šoba67384/
Chabaja67363/
Chabhad67321/
Hova67305/
Çoba67299/
Shobash67287/
Hába67274/
Choubou67242/
Chabash67195/
Chubays67188/
Chaubai67170/
Cába67170/
Chovaux67166/
Tchoubo67139/
Schabat67128/
Houbeau67126/
Schobey67125/
Chubaja67122/
Schabas67116/
Choveau67116/
Chaabaz67112/
Chubach6792/
Tchabat6786/
Chobych6785/
Xoba6783/
Scheuba6782/
Houbash6772/
Hobé6764/
Chovaha6763/
Chabaux6755/
Chabhai6755/
Chaabai6752/
Chachba6750/
Coubeau6749/
Chabbah6747/
Khoubah6745/
Choompa6744/
Shobhai6743/
Choibey6727/
Schabad6726/
Choubhe6725/
Choowai6724/
Chhotva6720/
Cobá6720/
Chowath6718/
Houbaux6718/
Chothva6717/
Chabaiy6717/
Choobey6716/
Hobausz6716/
Shobach6715/
Chhabas6713/
Chabeha6713/
Chobits6712/
Chhabaa6712/
Chabaut6712/
Chaabat6711/
Schoubo6711/
Khobhay6710/
Zhoubai6710/
Chubais679/
Shoubah679/
Chobich678/
Chaubha678/
Chowhas678/
Chabatt678/
Chhabad677/
Chhabaj677/
Khobahy677/
Chuobey677/
Choubhi677/
Choubeu677/
Choumpa677/
Chovais677/
Chaubad676/
Shobhaa676/
Shoibah676/
Chebaha676/
Chaubah676/
Shobhat675/
Chahaba675/
Hobaish674/
Shobaha674/
Shoubat674/
Hachbat674/
Houbaut674/
Chebeau674/
Chotbot674/
Choybey674/
Shotbai673/
Dshobha673/
Tschaba673/
Choubet673/
Choubuy673/
Chuojua673/
Tchabai673/
Zhuobai673/
Chebaih672/
Hobauth672/
Chouhua672/
Chouvha672/
Chhabay672/
Chhaaba672/
Tchobou672/
Chabaha672/
Chabaat672/
Shobahy672/
Tchovai672/
Tchabga672/
Chaïbaï672/
Chahbai672/
Chotvač672/
Choibou672/
Chubaha672/
Jhoybai672/
Choowat672/
Chaabay672/
Chhobey671/
Khobhai671/
Choubei671/
Choubhy671/
Chouswa671/
Chovath671/
Chovhah671/
Chowadh671/
Chowass671/
Chobeit671/
Chobhey671/
Choebey671/
Choibee671/
Chaouha671/
Chabeea671/
Chahuba671/
Chhasba671/
Chhoibe671/
Chhubad671/
Hobaush671/
Chubaya671/
Chuiboa671/
Chuobee671/
Shoibea671/
Shoubas671/
Schabau671/
Chabaia671/
Choowga671/
Khoubai671/
Chahbha671/
Chebaah671/
Choubes671/
Shobaiz671/
Khoibay671/
Khoubaa671/
Shoubha671/
Shobadh671/
Schauba671/
Tchoubatch671/
Tchabap671/
Tchabay671/
Chobedh671/
Chojbiy671/
Chowacz671/
Chosuat671/
Choubed671/
Choubeh671/
Chouber671/
Choubie671/
Choubit671/
Chouboh671/
Chushba671/
Chubacz671/
Chubaut671/
Chubuha671/
Chebaai671/
Chabath671/
Chabeah671/
Chaabah671/
Chaabau671/
Chojuaj671/
Chobitz671/
Chaehba671/
Chaabaa671/
Chaabha671/
Chahuoa671/
Schovai671/
Chowwai671/
Choybou671/
Chonpai671/
Choobou671/
Choobuo671/
Chobout671/
Chompah671/
Chompai671/
Hobaich671/
Hobauch671/
Hoobapp670/
Chaubau670/

Choba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Choba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻮﺏshwb-
Choba in the Tibetan language
ཆོ་བ་chowa-
Choba in the Marathi language
चोबाcoba-
Choba in the Hindi language
चोबाcoba95.45
चॊबाcoba2.27
छोबाchoba2.27
Choba in the Russian language
Чобаcoba-

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