Kob Surname
Approximately 4,355 people bear this surname
Kob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,520 | 1:19,404 | 1,835 |
| Algeria | 993 | 1:38,904 | 7,026 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Germany | 299 | 1:269,249 | 28,591 |
| United States | 193 | 1:1,878,026 | 122,158 |
| Cambodia | 187 | 1:82,819 | 2,236 |
| Thailand | 98 | 1:720,799 | 118,830 |
| Cameroon | 92 | 1:225,751 | 22,624 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Ukraine | 79 | 1:576,237 | 63,801 |
| Russia | 77 | 1:1,871,728 | 119,355 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
The alternate forms: Köb (718) are calculated separately.
Kob (380) may also be a first name.
Kob Demographics
Kob Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Kob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kob (Arabic: كاوب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺏ, Hindi: कोब, Marathi: कोब, Russian: Коб) occurs most in Malaysia. It may also occur as: Köb. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kob? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kob is the 107,171st most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,673,374 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Kob live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 444,827th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 380 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,520 people, or 1 in 19,404. In Malaysia Kob is most common in: Kelantan, where 68 percent reside, Pahang, where 8 percent reside and Selangor, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 23 percent reside and Ghana, where 8 percent reside.
Kob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kob has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kob surname grew 268 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kob Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kob surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kob last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.
Kob earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Köb | 89 | 718 | / |
| Khob | 86 | 5,156 | / |
| Koob | 86 | 4,953 | / |
| Kobh | 86 | 389 | / |
| Koeb | 86 | 253 | / |
| Koib | 86 | 168 | / |
| Koub | 86 | 122 | / |
| Kohb | 86 | 40 | / |
| Kuob | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kcob | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kobp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Koyb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckob | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kosb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kootb | 75 | 183 | / |
| Khoib | 75 | 105 | / |
| Khoob | 75 | 36 | / |
| Khoeb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Khoub | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hkoub | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khotb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khobz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kobsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koubh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kobht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kop | 67 | 12,280 | / |
| Kab | 67 | 9,935 | / |
| Cob | 67 | 8,138 | / |
| Keb | 67 | 5,662 | / |
| Kub | 67 | 2,256 | / |
| Kobsch | 67 | 336 | / |
| Käb | 67 | 156 | / |
| Kobova | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kobová | 67 | 33 | / |
| Qob | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kobowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khoubz | 67 | 1 | / |
Kob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺏ | kwb | - |
| Kob in the Hindi language | ||
| कोब | koba | - |
| Kob in the Marathi language | ||
| कोब | koba | - |
| Kob in the Russian language | ||
| Коб | kob | - |
| Kob in the Arabic language | ||
| كاوب | kawb | - |
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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
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- 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 Kob
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