Cobham Surname
Approximately 2,957 people bear this surname
Cobham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cobham,' parishes in Kent and Surrey. The surname seems to claim the Kent parish for its parent.
John de Cobeham, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Keeinald de Cobeham, Kent, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCobham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,354 | 1:130,829 | 8,504 |
| England | 493 | 1:113,018 | 11,616 |
| United States | 366 | 1:990,325 | 73,323 |
| Canada | 234 | 1:157,460 | 15,959 |
| Barbados | 116 | 1:2,478 | 420 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 75 | 1:18,186 | 2,188 |
| Jamaica | 39 | 1:73,588 | 3,551 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 297 | 1:82,072 | 8,765 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Cobham (194) may also be a first name.
Cobham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cobham,' parishes in Kent and Surrey. The surname seems to claim the Kent parish for its parent.
John de Cobeham, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Keeinald de Cobeham, Kent, ibid.
Will jam de Cobbeham, Hampshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1577. Edward Cobham and Mary Hornebie: Marriage Lic. (London).
1609. Married — William Tyre and Mary Cobhame: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1745. Lake Cobham and Mary Rogers: St. George, Hanover Square.
'John de Cobham, third Lord Cobham, was son of John de Cobham, Constable of Rochester Castle': Dictionary of National Biography.
'Thomas de Cobham, bishop of Worcester, was a member of the well-known Kentish family of Cobham': ibid.
(English) belonging to Cobham = prob. Cobba’s Home or Estate [O.E hám] The Kentish Cobham occurs in the 13th cent. as Cobeham.
Parishes in Surrey and Kent.
Cobham Demographics
Cobham Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cobham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cobham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cobham is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cobham.
How Common Is The Last Name Cobham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 149,423rd most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,464,507 people. Cobham is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Cobham live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cobham is also the 651,944th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 194 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,354 people, or 1 in 130,829. In Nigeria Cobham is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 87 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Cobham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cobham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cobham surname expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 4,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cobham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Cobham last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cobham surname are 12.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.18% being registered with the party.
The amount Cobham earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,368 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chobham | 92 | 3 | / |
| Cobhham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cobaham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cobhaim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cobam | 91 | 8 | / |
| Cowham | 83 | 423 | / |
| Cobhan | 83 | 35 | / |
| Cobhom | 83 | 21 | / |
| Cohbam | 83 | 21 | / |
| Sobham | 83 | 8 | / |
| Cubham | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cabham | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cobohm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ciobam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kobham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kobkham | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sobhaam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cobchom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sobhamm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sobaham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cobahan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chobgam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chubham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Coban | 73 | 4,590 | / |
| Sobam | 73 | 35 | / |
| Kobam | 73 | 32 | / |
| Jobam | 73 | 26 | / |
| Cabam | 73 | 17 | / |
| Cubam | 73 | 10 | / |
| Cowam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zobam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cobom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khobkham | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chabhaim | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chouvham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scoubaum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cobain | 67 | 1,916 | / |
| Cobane | 67 | 307 | / |
| Cobean | 67 | 232 | / |
| Soibam | 67 | 177 | / |
| Cooban | 67 | 104 | / |
| Cosban | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kubham | 67 | 39 | / |
| Chavom | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kabham | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chavam | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sabham | 67 | 18 | / |
| Couban | 67 | 11 | / |
| Covhan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jzobam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chabam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cabamg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cavham | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chovam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coiban | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cobann | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sobaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cawham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coșban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosbam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jobeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koubam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djobam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cobjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Compam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohbom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czabam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khobam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoobam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoubam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Școban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coboum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koibam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cobang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covaim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cowhom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coband | 67 | 0 | / |
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