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

Cobia is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Cóbia. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,143rd most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cobia live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cobia is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 549,180. In The United States Cobia is most prevalent in: Florida, where 15 percent live, Utah, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 2 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

Cobia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cobia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cobia last name expanded 904 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cobia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cobia last name are 25.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.94% registered with the 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
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  • 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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