Coban Surname
Approximately 4,590 people bear this surname
Coban Surname User-submission:
Coban is a Turkish surname, meaning 'shepherd'; denoting someone who takes care of sheep.
Coban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 989 | 1:81,401 | 10,274 |
| France | 594 | 1:111,823 | 16,730 |
| Moldova | 497 | 1:7,166 | 1,154 |
| United States | 279 | 1:1,299,136 | 91,043 |
| Belgium | 226 | 1:50,870 | 8,310 |
| Honduras | 214 | 1:41,198 | 1,155 |
| Austria | 211 | 1:40,358 | 6,482 |
| Netherlands | 211 | 1:80,034 | 13,457 |
| Nicaragua | 210 | 1:28,672 | 1,120 |
| England | 181 | 1:307,835 | 23,246 |
| Denmark | 167 | 1:33,801 | 3,490 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Croatia | 113 | 1:37,421 | 7,568 |
| Romania | 106 | 1:189,414 | 19,163 |
| Switzerland | 89 | 1:92,280 | 10,121 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Northern Cyprus | 6 | 1:53,168 | 8,711 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1:36,178 | 1,426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Çoban (141,507), Čoban (204) & Cobán (4) are calculated separately.
Coban (57) may also be a first name.
Coban Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Coban is a Turkish surname, meaning 'shepherd'; denoting someone who takes care of sheep.
- deleted-173293Coban Demographics
Average Coban Salary in
United States
$39,212 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Coban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coban occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Çoban, Čoban or Cobán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coban? popularity and diffusion
The last name Coban is the 102,593rd most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,587,701 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Coban are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Coban is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 57 people.
The surname Coban is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 989 people, or 1 in 81,401. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Moldova, where 11 percent reside.
Coban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Coban has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coban surname grew 1,073 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 9,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coban Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Coban last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Coban earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning 330,026 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $39,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning $41,511 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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