Cobos Surname
Approximately 63,641 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCobos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 22,338 | 1:5,557 | 691 |
| Spain | 14,979 | 1:3,121 | 371 |
| Ecuador | 6,981 | 1:2,278 | 402 |
| Colombia | 5,346 | 1:8,936 | 1,006 |
| United States | 4,615 | 1:78,539 | 8,965 |
| Argentina | 2,541 | 1:16,821 | 1,463 |
| Peru | 2,467 | 1:12,884 | 1,723 |
| Venezuela | 1,556 | 1:19,411 | 1,421 |
| Honduras | 594 | 1:14,842 | 750 |
| Brazil | 470 | 1:455,477 | 17,277 |
| Cuba | 309 | 1:37,290 | 1,732 |
| Guatemala | 298 | 1:53,969 | 2,330 |
| Chile | 292 | 1:60,330 | 2,575 |
| France | 260 | 1:255,472 | 39,438 |
| Panama | 222 | 1:17,623 | 1,242 |
| El Salvador | 70 | 1:90,627 | 1,579 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Andorra | 29 | 1:2,891 | 539 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
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.
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'.
- saelizondorCobos Demographics
Average Cobos Salary in
United States
$37,716 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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