Choba Surname
Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname
Choba Surname Definition:
Choba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: boatsman.
Choba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 583 | 1:92,929 | 11,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 300 | 1:51,461 | 7,829 |
| Zambia | 215 | 1:73,721 | 6,357 |
| Ukraine | 191 | 1:238,339 | 31,509 |
| Russia | 139 | 1:1,036,857 | 79,143 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Poland | 69 | 1:550,851 | 51,833 |
| Japan | 63 | 1:2,029,274 | 28,003 |
| Lesotho | 58 | 1:35,044 | 6,291 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
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.
Choba Demographics
Choba Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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 as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Choba.
How Common Is The Last Name Choba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Choba is the 203,470th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,563,592 people. The surname Choba is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Choba are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 298,808th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 756 people.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 92,929. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa Choba is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.
Choba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Choba last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Choba are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the 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
Choba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻮﺏ | shwb | - |
| Choba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོ་བ་ | chowa | - |
| Choba in the Marathi language | ||
| चोबा | coba | - |
| Choba in the Hindi language | ||
| चोबा | coba | 95.45 |
| चॊबा | coba | 2.27 |
| छोबा | choba | 2.27 |
| Choba in the Russian language | ||
| Чоба | coba | - |
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