Kobaba Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kobaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kobaba (18) may also be a first name.

Kobaba Last Name Facts

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

Kobaba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobaba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kobaba are found; 32 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kobaba is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Kobaba is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koçbaba9266/
Khobaba923/
Kobabhai861/
Khoubaba861/
Kababa833,947/
Kobabe83120/
Kubaba8370/
Kebaba833/
Kobabi832/
Kobeba832/
Khobasbat803/
Khababa772,706/
Kompaba7773/
Kababas7756/
Kuşbaba7724/
Kobeiba7719/
Kgababa7717/
Khebaba775/
Koubabi774/
Kababaa772/
Konpaba772/
Kababaş772/
Kababga771/
Kababai771/
Kaababa771/
Kgobabe771/
Kebabai771/
Kababhai7196/
Kaubauba715/
Koubabep711/
Khatbaba711/
Koubaibi711/
Khobeabe711/
Katbabai711/
Khababat711/
Kababaya711/
Khoubabi711/
Khubaiba711/
Cobatbat711/
Kaboba672,566/
Kababi671,900/
Kobobe671,526/
Cababa67640/
Kababe67320/
Cobabe67233/
Kobobo6758/
Kababo6750/
Kuboba6750/
Kovava6729/
Keboba6727/
Kababy6724/
Komphabay6713/
Kubabi677/
Kubabo674/
Kubhabhai673/
Komphabai671/
Kabavi671/
Khoubaibe671/
Kovabe671/
Qababa671/
Cubaba671/

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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
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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 Kobaba
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