Kobah Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Kobah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 161 | 1:1,100,266 | 45,533 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kobah (58) may also be a first name.
Kobah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kobah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kobah (Arabic: كوبيه) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kobah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,148,257th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Kobah occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kobah live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kobah is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 58 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria Kobah is primarily found in: Rivers, where 72 percent live, Kebbi, where 13 percent live and Cross River, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kobah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kobah in the Arabic language | ||
| كوبيه | kwbyh | - |
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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 Kobah
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