Cobs Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Cobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1641:107,4183,983
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Cobs Last Name Facts

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

Cobs is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cobs are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most widely held in Chile, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 107,418. In Chile Cobs is primarily found in: Coquimbo Region, where 49 percent reside, Valparaíso Region, where 21 percent reside and Atacama Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Chile it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Cobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cobs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cobs surname grew 119 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cobs Last Name Statistics demography

Cobs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.53% less than the national average, earning $28,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coobs89181/
Coebs891/
Cobss891/
Coubs890/
Cob868,138/
Jscobs801/
Choubs801/
Scoubs800/
Kobs753,401/
Jobs751,546/
Cops75886/
Cosp75276/
Coob75255/
Cobd7518/
Sobs7517/
Cows7514/
Zobs7513/
Ccob758/
Covs758/
Coub757/
Cubs755/
Kcob752/
Cobp752/
Cosb752/
Qobs751/
Coyb751/
Cojb751/
Ckob751/
Cabs751/
Cobj751/
Cobt750/
Cofs750/
Coib750/
Jobst678,121/
Jobse671,506/
Coops67796/
Copps67750/
Koobs67427/
Jobsz67149/
Coups67120/
Copse6767/
Chops6744/
Scops6723/
Chabs6712/
Cospe677/
Coffs675/
Casbs674/
Joobs674/
Kobse673/
Copsø673/
Quobs671/
Cubss671/
Coows671/
Ciubs671/
Chovs671/
Sobsz671/
Soobs671/
Kobsz671/
Caubs670/
Cowse670/
Cowss670/
Chubs670/
Coeps670/
Coubt670/
Coofs670/
Koebs670/
Scabs670/
Cobtt670/
Coifs670/
Zobst670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Cobs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis