Cobo Surname

13,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Cobo Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the old site with the same name, established in Castile and Andalusia and based in the mountains of Burgos. It comes from Latin cubō, meaning 'refuge', 'place to sleep'.

Cobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain18,2201:2,566297
Colombia7,6061:6,281843
Ecuador3,2121:4,952825
Cuba2,9671:3,884494
Guatemala2,4501:6,564830
United States1,5491:233,99522,493
Argentina1,4621:29,2362,446
Venezuela1,3011:23,2161,599
Mexico1,2051:103,0093,789
Brazil8031:266,59310,273
Philippines6311:160,44126,428
Chile3231:54,5402,404
France3211:206,92432,150
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Peru661:481,57813,923
Panama661:59,2772,728
England611:913,41146,955
Greece561:197,85331,389
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Belize331:10,7721,358
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Benin161:645,97538,126
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Albania51:582,81119,572
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Çobo (1,056), Čobo (234), Ćobo (11) & Côbo (7) are calculated separately.

Cobo (111) may also be a first name.

Cobo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the old site with the same name, established in Castile and Andalusia and based in the mountains of Burgos. It comes from Latin cubō, meaning 'refuge', 'place to sleep'.

- saelizondor

Cobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cobo is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Çobo, Čobo, Ćobo or Côbo. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cobo.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,015th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,049 people. Cobo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Cobo reside; 42 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Cobo is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 111 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 18,220 people, or 1 in 2,566. In Spain Cobo is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 29 percent reside, Cantabria, where 17 percent reside and Madrid, where 15 percent reside. Not including Spain Cobo exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 18 percent reside and Ecuador, where 7 percent reside.

Cobo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cobo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cobo surname expanded 9,681 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cobo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cobo surname are 31.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cobo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,114 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.28% less than the national average, earning R 130,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $23,376,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $43,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $48,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çobo921,056/
Čobo92234/
Ćobo9211/
Côbo927/
Cobos8963,641/
Chobo891,209/
Gcobo89527/
Coboy8998/
Coboj8997/
Csobo8938/
Ciobo8935/
Cojbo8933/
Coboz8918/
Cobou8913/
Scobo8912/
Cobot8910/
Coubo896/
Coboa892/
Cobuo891/
Cobho891/
Cosbo891/
Tchobo801,059/
Czobot80238/
Choboy8045/
Choobo8024/
Gcobho8013/
Cobois809/
Coboch809/
Cosboy807/
Cobott804/
Choboi804/
Hgcobo804/
Cobosh802/
Chobou802/
Coubou802/
Coyboy801/
Cobodt801/
Cobots801/
Scoobo801/
Tcobou801/
Choubo801/
Couboj801/
Cobout801/
Couboy800/
Cabo7522,682/
Kobo7520,115/
Coba7518,047/
Zobo757,674/
Sobo755,340/
Jobo753,399/
Cubo751,945/
Covo751,535/
Cowo751,259/
Qobo751,007/
Cobá7520/
Cübo751/
Choubou73242/
Tchoubo73139/
Cosboth734/
Tchobou732/
Tcoubou732/
Choibou732/
Chouboh731/
Coboult731/
Choybou731/
Choobou731/
Choobuo731/
Cousboy730/
Djobo6726,678/
Cobas6711,906/
Cabot679,502/
Soboh676,559/
Compo673,365/
Cabos672,666/
Cubos672,517/
Dzobo672,303/
Chabo672,274/
Tsobo672,205/
Tchoubou672,074/
Choba672,045/
Khobo671,393/
Chubo671,271/
Sobho671,068/
Kobou67926/
Soboi67608/
Soboy67600/
Koboi67577/
Covos67552/
Caboo67425/
Zobou67413/
Gqobo67401/
Ciabo67352/
Cioba67297/
Caboz67291/
Csoba67229/
Suobo67224/
Caubo67219/
Koubo67154/
Cobat67153/
Caboi67147/
Gcabo67146/
Cabou67138/
Zoboi67137/
Qhobo67114/
Cobau67106/
Couvo67104/
Caboy6798/
Joboy6794/
Koboy6790/
Zoubo6778/
Čobot6775/
Couba6774/
Zoobo6769/
Tjobo6769/
Chovo6760/
Koibo6758/
Kgobo6752/
Cubot6751/
Koboh6738/
Soboň6738/
Ciovo6735/
Czoba6734/
Koboo6733/
Coivo6733/
Scoba6730/
Csobó6730/
Soibo6728/
Koobo6721/
Jhobo6717/
Koboj6715/
Zoboa6715/
Soobo6715/
Casbo6714/
Jobou6714/
Joobo6713/
Cuboy6713/
Ziobo6712/
Csabo6712/
Covoh6712/
Joboi6712/
Soboo6711/
Čoboj6711/
Josbo6710/
Csobóová6710/
Coeba678/
Cobah678/
Koebo678/
Zobgo677/
Jobos677/
Cuibo677/
Coiba676/
Koboa676/
Zoboh675/
Joboo675/
Cowoh675/
Caboň675/
Koboś675/
Cobeu675/
Gcoba675/
Giobo674/
Joubo674/
Koybo674/
Sohbo674/
Zobop674/
Cabod674/
Zobho674/
Sgobo674/
Scabo673/
Cobaz673/
Zuobo673/
Cobha673/
Zobos672/
Cowop672/
Catbo672/
Kobgo672/
Cobaa672/
Coova672/
Cosba672/
Caboh672/
Soboľ672/
Tšobo672/
Conpo672/
Covoz672/
Coyba672/
Choubhou671/
Cobad671/
Quobo671/
Kuobo671/
Scobá671/
Johbo671/
Jobot671/
Kobho671/
Kojbo671/
Zoibo671/
Zoboo671/
Qoboi671/
Qoibo671/
Tchoubod671/
Gkobo671/
Cóbos671/
Czubo671/
Dsobo671/
Csobaová671/
Cuboi671/
Cosvo671/
Covou671/
Cowoj671/
Czabo671/
Cobaś671/
Cooba671/
Kohbo671/
Choubouh671/
Qobho671/
Rzobo671/
Tchouhbo671/
Cuowo671/
Cotvo670/
Covoy670/

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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 Cobo
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