Cobia Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

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

Cobia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cobia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:549,18045,430
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

The alternate forms: Cóbia (1) are calculated separately.

Cobia (21) may also be a first name.

Cobia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cobia is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Cóbia. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 483,143rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cobia are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 549,180. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 15 percent are found, Utah, where 10 percent are found and South Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Cobia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cobia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 904 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cobia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cobia last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cobia are 25.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cobia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 53.05% more than the national average, earning $34,745,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.52% less than the national average, earning $39,471 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cóbia931/
Cobias91121/
Cobija9141/
Chobia9115/
Coubia9110/
Tchobia8319/
Choubia8314/
Cobbiah833/
Choibia832/
Coubias831/
Chobija831/
Kobia8011,789/
Cabia801,319/
Zobia80370/
Cobio80259/
Cubia80112/
Covia8010/
Cobea805/
Cowia801/
Cábia801/
Cobja801/
Cobya801/
Tchoubia77118/
Tchobiap771/
Tchoibia771/
Choubiha771/
Cubias736,147/
Cabias732,167/
Zoubia73634/
Kobiah73584/
Koubia73583/
Cabiad73400/
Chabia73369/
Koobia7351/
Ciobea7346/
Cubiat7325/
Cobios7321/
Cobeða7320/
Khobia7318/
Koebia7316/
Covias7313/
Compia7310/
Chobya738/
Zobiah737/
Kobiat735/
Chubia735/
Kobija735/
Cabioa734/
Couvia733/
Zoobia733/
Zoibia732/
Kobiha732/
Cabija732/
Couuia732/
Kobioa731/
Cosbio731/
Quobia731/
Qoibia731/
Cubiaz731/
Kojbia731/
Cabiat731/
Cabiaz731/
Cabiha731/
Czubia731/
Ciubia731/
Cubiad731/
Cusbia731/
Cobeah731/
Chovia730/
Coviay730/
Cobiot730/
Chobhaiya714/
Tchoubiap714/
Quoibia67120/
Tchabia6728/
Cabiatt6724/
Quobiah6720/
Zuobiah6717/
Chhabia6711/
Chobjai677/
Chaabia676/
Chabiha675/
Chahbia675/
Khoobia674/
Zoubiaa674/
Caubias673/
Cabijas673/
Koutbia672/
Zobiaha672/
Kobaiya672/
Cobeðas671/
Choubya671/
Chabiaa671/
Cosbyas671/
Czubiah671/
Zoubiah671/
Kachbia671/
Koobiaa671/
Koobiah671/
Tsoubia671/
Cabijat671/
Cabijay671/
Chouvia671/
Chabija671/
Khoubia671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cobia
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