Kob Surname

107,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,5201:19,4041,835
Algeria9931:38,9047,026
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Germany2991:269,24928,591
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Cambodia1871:82,8192,236
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Ukraine791:576,23763,801
Russia771:1,871,728119,355
India741:10,365,748197,751
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
France281:2,372,240182,981
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Austria161:532,21549,801
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Köb (718) are calculated separately.

Kob (380) may also be a first name.

Kob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kob (Arabic: كاوب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺏ, Hindi: कोब, Marathi: कोब, Russian: Коб) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Köb. For other potential spellings of Kob click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kob? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,171st most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,673,374 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Kob reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 444,827th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 380 people.

Kob is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,520 people, or 1 in 19,404. In Malaysia Kob is mostly found in: Kelantan, where 68 percent are found, Pahang, where 8 percent are found and Selangor, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 23 percent are found and Ghana, where 8 percent are found.

Kob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kob has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kob last name expanded 268 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kob Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kob last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kob surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köb89718/
Khob865,156/
Koob864,953/
Kobh86389/
Koeb86253/
Koib86168/
Koub86122/
Kohb8640/
Kuob867/
Kcob862/
Kobp862/
Koyb861/
Ckob861/
Kosb861/
Kootb75183/
Khoib75105/
Khoob7536/
Khoeb756/
Khoub753/
Hkoub751/
Khotb751/
Khobz751/
Kobsz751/
Koubh751/
Kobht751/
Kop6712,280/
Kab679,935/
Cob678,138/
Keb675,662/
Kub672,256/
Kobsch67336/
Käb67156/
Kobova6768/
Kobová6733/
Qob6712/
Kobowa672/
Khoubz671/

Kob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺏkwb-
Kob in the Hindi language
कोबkoba-
Kob in the Marathi language
कोबkoba-
Kob in the Russian language
Кобkob-
Kob in the Arabic language
كاوبkawb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kob
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