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
Average Male Kob Height
178.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kob Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kob (Arabic: كاوب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺏ, Hindi: कोब, Marathi: कोब, Russian: Коб) occurs most in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant: Köb. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kob? popularity and diffusion
Kob is the 107,171st most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,673,374 people. Kob is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Kob live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kob is also the 444,827th most widespread given name internationally, held by 380 people.
It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,520 people, or 1 in 19,404. In Malaysia Kob is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 68 percent are found, Pahang, where 8 percent are found and Selangor, where 6 percent are found. Not including Malaysia it 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 occurrence of Kob has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kob last name grew 268 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kob Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding 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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