Kgobe Surname

158,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kgobe Surname User-submission:

The surname Kgobe means 'God'. The regular noun kgobe means 'cooked corn' or 'sorghum seed'.

Kgobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6321:20,5842,603
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kgobe (128) may also be a first name.

Kgobe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kgobe means 'God'. The regular noun kgobe means 'cooked corn' or 'sorghum seed'.

- phetolo

Kgobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kgobe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kgobe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,027th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,634,688 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kgobe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kgobe is also the 821,896th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 128 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,632 people, or 1 in 20,584. In South Africa Kgobe is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 32 percent live and North West, where 18 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kgobe Last Name Statistics demography

Kgobe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning R 230,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgobe913/
Kghobe911/
Kgoebe911/
Kobe8935,611/
Gobe896,151/
Ngobe807,536/
Gober807,337/
Gobet803,339/
Goube802,928/
Khobe802,508/
Gobea802,414/
Gobey801,371/
Koube801,190/
Kobie80810/
Gobes80483/
Gobie80473/
Kobey80357/
Gobeh80336/
Kobee80309/
Kobea80264/
Kobei80243/
Goobe80208/
Kobeh80167/
Kgabe80156/
Gobhe80136/
Gobee80105/
Gobed8065/
Koibe8062/
Gobez8057/
Gobei8049/
Ghobe8047/
Koobe8041/
Goebe8036/
Gobeu8027/
Kgobi8021/
Kobhe8019/
Goibe8010/
Kgoba809/
Gobep808/
Kobeu808/
Kobge807/
Gobée806/
Kobeć805/
Gobej804/
Koïbe804/
Ggobe802/
Gqobe802/
Kojbe801/
Kobeś801/
Kobeš801/
Gcobe801/
Gosbe801/
Gobge801/
Kgebe801/
Kgove801/
Gkobe801/
Koîbe801/
Kobej801/
Gotbe800/
Goubet732,807/
Goober732,726/
Ngobei73941/
Gosbee73733/
Goobie73506/
Gobets73412/
Ngoube73292/
Gobetz73190/
Gouber73177/
Koubee73138/
Koçbey73113/
Kobett73112/
Kobetz73108/
Gobest7379/
Nkgabe7368/
Goubej7358/
Nggobe7347/
Goubie7346/
Kgompe7346/
Gobett7343/
Koubei7340/
Ghobed7331/
Goubey7330/
Koobee7328/
Khobeh7325/
Koobea7321/
Goobey7320/
Ngobey7319/
Khoube7319/
Koobie7314/
Goubea7312/
Kotbey7311/
Ngobee7310/
Goobes739/
Goybet739/
Ghobee739/
Ghober739/
Goubei738/
Ngoibe737/
Koubey737/
Ngobhe735/
Kobeis735/
Goiber735/
Khobet734/
Koibei734/
Goobej734/
Ghobeh733/
Khobey733/
Kghoba733/
Koubeh733/
Koubie733/
Ngoobe733/
Kobeha733/
Gosbey732/
Gottbe732/
Goobee732/
Kobeds732/
Ghobie732/
Gobesz732/
Gobeer732/
Koubea732/
Kosbet732/
Goubes732/
Goebei732/
Ngobea732/
Kobeey731/
Kobess731/
Koibie731/
Ghoube731/
Ghobhe731/
Gotbes731/
Goobge731/
Goebeh731/
Goebee731/
Khobes731/
Khobea731/
Khobee731/
Khobej731/
Khobez731/
Kobeuh731/
Kobihe731/
Koibey731/
Koyhbe731/
Goubee731/
Goubje731/
Gobecz731/
Goberė731/
Ghobey731/
Ghobei731/
Nqgobe731/
Nghobe731/
Kgaabe731/
Kgabea731/
Kgoebi731/
Kobeah731/
Gobesh731/
Kuobed731/
Koiber731/
Khobei731/
Gosber730/
Gosbea730/
Goibet730/
Gotbed730/
Gosbet730/
Goebey730/
Goobet730/
Gobech730/
Kohber730/
Gove6732,163/
Koba6731,871/
Goba6725,737/
Kabe6710,054/
Kobi679,684/
Gobi678,692/
Gabe676,989/
Gebe674,600/
Koby673,389/
Gube672,359/
Cobe671,916/
Goby671,528/
Gäbe6782/
Khobets6779/
Göbe6765/
Ghobeej6752/
Gobé6751/
Gübe6747/
Kobj678/
Gottber677/
Qobe677/
Goosbey676/
Goubeid676/
N'Gobeh676/
Khobeiz676/
Kobetts675/
Khobieh675/
Goubeth675/
Ghotbee674/
Nggobhe674/
Ghobech674/
Goosbee673/
Gobj673/
Kobé673/
Gábe672/
Kgaubey671/
Goubead671/
Gousbee671/
Ngobeah671/
Goubett671/
Gobá671/
Koubehe671/
Nghoube671/
Gggoube671/
Ghobesh671/
Ghoobeh671/
Khoobee671/
Kgomphe671/
Koibech671/
Koutber671/
Koshber671/
Gossbey670/
Kobetch670/
Goosber670/

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