Cobby Surname

152,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Cobby Surname Definition:

= Cobb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

Cobby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,0781:13,0031,707
England4121:135,23813,274
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Canada741:497,91342,460
United States281:12,944,962483,512
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brisk, lively, proud, tyrannical, headstrong. Halliwell-who quotes a northern proverb: "Cobby and crous, as a new-washed louse."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobbey9138/
Scobby9128/
Chobby915/
Coubby911/
Cobbay910/
Chobbey8323/
Choubby832/
Kobby802,884/
Cobbe801,170/
Cubby80294/
Cobba80240/
Jobby8099/
Cobbi8075/
Cabby8037/
Sobby809/
Cowby805/
Zobby801/
Choubbey772/
Cowboy73120/
Chubby7372/
Cobbio7321/
Cobber7317/
Chabby7313/
Sobbhy7310/
Cobbet739/
Cobbes734/
Chobbe734/
Cobbee734/
Cubboy733/
Cabbay733/
Chovby733/
Khobby733/
Scobbi733/
Cobbis732/
Soobby731/
Coswby731/
Cobuay731/
Sgobby731/
Jobbey731/
Kobbay731/
Scobbe731/
Cobbaj731/
Ciobba731/
Cobbie731/
Cabbey730/
Cubbay730/
Cobbit730/
Cubbys730/
Cobbett671,671/
Chabbey67253/
Chubboy6730/
Cobbeas677/
Chovbey677/
Chaubby674/
Cobbitt673/
Scobbee672/
Kobbaya671/
Chabbay671/
Tchobbe671/
Choubbe671/
Choubbi671/
Cobbest670/
Cobbich670/
Cobbets670/

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