Khoabe Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Khoabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khoabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho721:28,2305,446
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Khoabe (19) may also be a first name.

Khoabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khoabe is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Khoabe.

How Common Is The Last Name Khoabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khoabe is the 1,544,715th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Khoabe live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent forename globally, held by 19 people.

This last name is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho Khoabe is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 71 percent live, Berea District, where 14 percent live and Maseru District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 46 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoabet921/
Hoabe914/
Koabe913/
Hoabes83100/
Khoaba8392/
Kahobe8347/
Choabe837/
Kouabe833/
Kohabe832/
Khaobe831/
Khoabi831/
Kohobe831/
Koabes831/
Hoabee831/
Koaber830/
Hoaber830/
Choaibe77141/
K'Ouabe7789/
Chouabe7729/
Kouabie7727/
Kahaube7719/
Kouabes7711/
Khouabi773/
Houabes773/
Choabey773/
Choaybe772/
Kouaibe771/
Khoabai771/
Kojiabe771/
Joabe73358/
Koaba73259/
Hoaby7359/
Kaobe7331/
Hoaba7321/
Hoave7314/
Koabi732/
Qoabe731/
Chouaybe7110/
Chouaibe719/
Chouabeh714/
Kouaiber713/
Khouatbi712/
Kouabihe711/
Choaubey711/
Chouabey711/
Chouabeu711/
Choabi67291/
Chaobe6794/
Kouaba6742/
Kohave6719/
Haoube6718/
Koabaa6713/
Cahobe6712/
Koľaba6711/
Kouobe6710/
Kouabi679/
Koaibi678/
Kauabe676/
Kaeobe674/
Houabi674/
Kohobi673/
Haobes673/
Kehebe673/
Khoavi673/
Coabey673/
Qcoabe672/
Koampe672/
Houaba672/
Haobey672/
Khaobi671/
Haobed671/
Hoabaa671/
Hoaboa671/
Kaoube671/
Kohabi671/
Kgoabi671/
Jhoaby671/

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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 Khoabe
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