Cobanu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cobanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cobanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1141:176,12218,089
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cobanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cobanu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cobanu is the 1,565,797th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Cobanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Cobanu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Cobanu is most common in Romania, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 176,122. In Romania it is mostly found in: Tulcea County, where 60 percent reside and Galați County, where 40 percent reside. Beside Romania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciobanu9292,215/
Chobanu922,029/
Cobeanu92229/
Coibanu921/
Tchobanu861/
Jobanu8362/
Cabanu832/
Sobanu831/
Koebanu77899/
Cabanus77355/
Chabanu77114/
Cabanau7720/
Tšobanu778/
Coveanu776/
Cobonus772/
Cabanuz772/
Chovanu772/
Giobanu772/
Ciabanu772/
Chubanu772/
Ciovanu771/
Chobonu771/
Ciubanu771/
Cabanut771/
Cabangu771/
Tsobanu771/
Kobeanu771/
Chabangu713,384/
Tsobanou7147/
Koebanau714/
Chabanhu713/
Koubanou713/
Cabanuis711/
Sabanu67121/
Jabanu6741/
Kobenu6728/
Kabanu6717/
Koubangou679/
Cabenu673/
Tshobangu672/
Cavanu672/
Chabainou672/
Chabangou671/
Kebanu671/
Zabanu671/
Cabanaudh671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cobanu
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