Cobern Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Cobern Surname Definition:

Local. A town in Germany; the high or united hill.

Cobern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6951:521,52443,542
England841:663,31038,317
Australia631:428,50333,982
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Cobern (50) may also be a first name.

Cobern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A town in Germany; the high or united hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cobern Last Name Facts

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

Cobern is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 397,164th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,215,948 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Cobern reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 50 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 695 people, or 1 in 521,524. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, Alabama, where 14 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Cobern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cobern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cobern surname increased 380 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cobern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cobern last name are 22.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cobern earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.18% less than the national average, earning R 182,544 per year and in United States they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $42,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobernt921/
Coberin921/
Cosbern920/
Coberne920/
Cothbern860/
Cowern83271/
Coborn83215/
Sobern8324/
Covern8319/
Zobern833/
Kobern833/
Cobarn832/
Cobirn831/
Cabern831/
Koberne7716/
Cowiern773/
Couborn773/
Coverin772/
Cobyrne771/
Caberne771/
Soberen771/
Coeborn771/
Cgovern771/
Cowhern770/
Casbern770/
Coyborn770/
Cobuirn770/
Cobhorn770/
Coubirn770/
Comperen7158/
Sobieryn7130/
Koberzin7125/
Chobirin715/
Koberynk711/
Cowering711/
Coverinc711/
Jouberne710/
Souberin710/
Caborn67332/
Zabern6765/
Kobernová6746/
Kubern6735/
Cavern6722/
Koborn6721/
Chobirinn677/
Couvering674/
Sabern673/
Kovern672/
Chabearin671/
Kobyrn671/
Kobarn671/
Casbergne670/
Cabirn670/
Kebern670/

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Cobern Reference & Research

Cockburn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cobern
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