Cobos Surname

8,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cobos Surname Definition:

Originated in village of Ona near Santander, and in Burgos and Murcia. Equivalent to surnames Cobe and de la Cobos and found as name of villages near Urgel, Palencia, Segovia, and Santander. Equivalent word means flattery.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

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Cobos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico22,3381:5,557691
Spain14,9791:3,121371
Ecuador6,9811:2,278402
Colombia5,3461:8,9361,006
United States4,6151:78,5398,965
Argentina2,5411:16,8211,463
Peru2,4671:12,8841,723
Venezuela1,5561:19,4111,421
Honduras5941:14,842750
Brazil4701:455,47717,277
Cuba3091:37,2901,732
Guatemala2981:53,9692,330
Chile2921:60,3302,575
France2601:255,47239,438
Panama2221:17,6231,242
El Salvador701:90,6271,579
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada381:969,62173,252
Andorra291:2,891539
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Belize141:25,3911,935
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malta41:107,5681,849
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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

Cobos (40) may also be a first name.

Cobos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originated in village of Ona near Santander, and in Burgos and Murcia. Equivalent to surnames Cobe and de la Cobos and found as name of villages near Urgel, Palencia, Segovia, and Santander. Equivalent word means flattery.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

Cobos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cobos occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Cóbos. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobos? popularity and diffusion

Cobos is the 8,909th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 114,510 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Cobos reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.

The last name Cobos is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 22,338 people, or 1 in 5,557. In Mexico Cobos is most common in: Veracruz, where 35 percent are found, Tamaulipas, where 9 percent are found and Chihuahua, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 24 percent are found and Ecuador, where 11 percent are found.

Cobos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cobos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cobos last name rose 32,964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cobos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cobos surname are 38.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cobos earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,973 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $25,936,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning $37,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cóbos931/
Cobois919/
Coboes912/
Cobosh912/
Cobose911/
Cobots911/
Coebos911/
Cobo8943,109/
Cobotse831/
Cobas8011,906/
Cabos802,666/
Cubos802,517/
Kobos802,003/
Cobox80569/
Covos80552/
Gcobo80527/
Cobus80514/
Coboy8098/
Coboj8097/
Sobos8072/
Cojbo8033/
Coboz8018/
Cobou8013/
Coboc8012/
Cobot8010/
Jobos807/
Coubo806/
Zobos802/
Coboa802/
Cobuo801/
Cobho801/
Cosbo801/
Compos73764/
Qobose73167/
Csoboz7356/
Cabois7345/
Cabose7342/
Kobosz7342/
Kobosh7335/
Zoubos7323/
Cobast7314/
Soboys7313/
Gcobho7313/
Cobash739/
Coboch739/
Cosboy737/
Sobosz736/
Koubos735/
Sobous735/
Kobose735/
Scobas734/
Cowots734/
Cabots734/
Cobott734/
Hgcobo734/
Cobase733/
Coubas733/
Cobaas733/
Conpos732/
Chabos732/
Coubou732/
Coybas732/
Koibos732/
Coyboy731/
Cobodt731/
Cobush731/
Coebas731/
Scabos731/
Caabos731/
Casbos731/
Couboj731/
Cobout731/
Coobas731/
Coibas731/
Coboce731/
Jobose731/
Jobois731/
Couboy730/
Cobass730/
Cobats730/
Cabo6722,682/
Kobo6720,115/
Coba6718,047/
Covo671,535/
Qobo671,007/
Chavoos67108/
Couvois6778/
Cabotse6759/
Compois6752/
Gqobose6728/
Chabois6726/
Cobá6720/
Coivous6716/
Campoos6715/
Tsoubos6714/
Kobosch678/
Côbo677/
Cobatse676/
Khobosh674/
Cosboth674/
Coumpos673/
Covosch673/
Composs672/
Koboshe672/
Koubous672/
Zoboshe672/
Qoboshe672/
Cabotts671/
Cobusch671/
Chaboys671/
Qhobose671/
Cabosse671/
Choubas671/
Chubose671/
Chubosh671/
Chubosz671/
Chabous671/
Coboult671/
Cawoods671/
Qobotse671/
Caboose670/
Coosbau670/
Cousboy670/

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