Cobby Surname
Approximately 2,889 people bear this surname
Cobby Surname Definition:
= Cobb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
Cobby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,078 | 1:13,003 | 1,707 |
| England | 412 | 1:135,238 | 13,274 |
| Australia | 236 | 1:114,389 | 12,710 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 285 | 1:85,528 | 9,012 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Cobby (1,281) may also be a first name.
Cobby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Cobb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
Brisk, lively, proud, tyrannical, headstrong. Halliwell-who quotes a northern proverb: "Cobby and crous, as a new-washed louse."
Cobby Demographics
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Cobby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cobby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cobby occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cobby? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,349th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,522,515 people. The last name Cobby occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Cobby reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 220,239th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 1,281 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,078 people, or 1 in 13,003. Without taking into account Ghana it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Cobby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cobby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cobby last name expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 48 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cobby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cobby last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cobby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $50,402 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobbey | 91 | 38 | / |
| Scobby | 91 | 28 | / |
| Chobby | 91 | 5 | / |
| Coubby | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cobbay | 91 | 0 | / |
| Chobbey | 83 | 23 | / |
| Choubby | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kobby | 80 | 2,884 | / |
| Cobbe | 80 | 1,170 | / |
| Cubby | 80 | 294 | / |
| Cobba | 80 | 240 | / |
| Jobby | 80 | 99 | / |
| Cobbi | 80 | 75 | / |
| Cabby | 80 | 37 | / |
| Sobby | 80 | 9 | / |
| Cowby | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zobby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choubbey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cowboy | 73 | 120 | / |
| Chubby | 73 | 72 | / |
| Cobbio | 73 | 21 | / |
| Cobber | 73 | 17 | / |
| Chabby | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sobbhy | 73 | 10 | / |
| Cobbet | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cobbes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chobbe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cobbee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cubboy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cabbay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chovby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khobby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Scobbi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cobbis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soobby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coswby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cobuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sgobby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jobbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scobbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cobbaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ciobba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cobbie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cabbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cubbay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cobbit | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cubbys | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cobbett | 67 | 1,671 | / |
| Chabbey | 67 | 253 | / |
| Chubboy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Cobbeas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chovbey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chaubby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cobbitt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scobbee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kobbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchobbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choubbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choubbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cobbest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cobbich | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cobbets | 67 | 0 | / |
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