Cobham Surname

149,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Cobham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3541:130,8298,504
England4931:113,01811,616
United States3661:990,32573,323
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Barbados1161:2,478420
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Australia911:296,65626,074
Trinidad and Tobago751:18,1862,188
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Panama301:130,4094,482
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2971:82,0728,765
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Cobham = prob. Cobba’s Home or Estate [O.E hám] The Kentish Cobham occurs in the 13th cent. as Cobeham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Surrey and Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chobham923/
Cobhham921/
Cobaham921/
Cobhaim921/
Cobam918/
Cowham83423/
Cobhan8335/
Cobhom8321/
Cohbam8321/
Sobham838/
Cubham832/
Cabham832/
Cobohm831/
Ciobam831/
Kobham831/
Kobkham7724/
Sobhaam774/
Cobchom771/
Sobhamm771/
Sobaham771/
Cobahan771/
Chobgam771/
Chubham770/
Coban734,590/
Sobam7335/
Kobam7332/
Jobam7326/
Cabam7317/
Cubam7310/
Cowam735/
Zobam733/
Cobom732/
Khobkham719/
Chabhaim719/
Chouvham711/
Scoubaum710/
Cobain671,916/
Cobane67307/
Cobean67232/
Soibam67177/
Cooban67104/
Cosban6776/
Kubham6739/
Chavom6736/
Kabham6725/
Chavam6723/
Sabham6718/
Couban6711/
Covhan675/
Jzobam674/
Chabam674/
Cabamg673/
Cavham673/
Chovam673/
Coiban672/
Cobann672/
Sobaim672/
Cawham671/
Coșban671/
Kosbam671/
Cabhan671/
Jobeam671/
Koubam671/
Djobam671/
Cobjan671/
Compam671/
Cohbom671/
Czabam671/
Khobam671/
Zoobam671/
Zoubam671/
Școban671/
Coboum671/
Koibam671/
Kobeam671/
Kobame671/
Kobaim671/
Cobang671/
Covaim670/
Cowhom670/
Coband670/

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