Kobal Surname

74,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kobal Surname User-submission:

This surname is probably derived from the various Slavic words meaning 'smith', e.g. koval (Belarus, Ukrainian), kowal (Polish) or kovač (Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene, Slovak). There had to be migrations from these regions in Eastern Europe to Turkey, where it was slightly altered.

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Kobal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,9251:1,29290
Turkey1,2901:60,3275,788
Ukraine1,0231:44,4996,454
India9121:841,08037,214
United States4031:899,40267,834
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Russia1331:1,083,63281,637
Italy1201:509,63951,223
Croatia991:42,7138,470
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
France771:862,633101,453
Australia641:421,80833,593
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Canada391:944,75971,777
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
England91:6,190,895170,599
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kobal (321) may also be a first name.

Kobal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is probably derived from the various Slavic words meaning 'smith', e.g. koval (Belarus, Ukrainian), kowal (Polish) or kovač (Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene, Slovak). There had to be migrations from these regions in Eastern Europe to Turkey, where it was slightly altered. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'son(s) of a smith'.

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Kobal Last Name Facts

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

Kobal (Hindi: कोबल, Marathi: कोबल, Oriya: େକାବାଳ, Russian: Кобаль) is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 74,252nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,100,505 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Kobal are found; 35 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Kobal is also the 489,856th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 321 people.

The last name Kobal is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,925 people, or 1 in 1,292. In Slovenia Kobal is most prevalent in: Gorizia, where 46 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 11 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this surname is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 19 percent are found and Ukraine, where 15 percent are found.

Kobal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kobal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kobal surname rose 4,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kobal surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kobal surname are 0.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kobal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,379 per year; in United States they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $39,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 88.53% more than the national average, earning $93,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobald91869/
Kobale91864/
Koball91423/
Khobal9118/
Koubal9114/
Kobail9111/
Koybal911/
Koebal911/
Kobhal910/
Koubail83136/
Khobhal83105/
Khobale832/
Khoubal832/
Kobhale831/
Kotbale831/
Koobale831/
Kubal809,634/
Kabal804,389/
Kebal80949/
Cobal80297/
Kobol80292/
Käbal808/
Kobał801/
Kobalova7716/
Kobalová7714/
Koybagli7712/
Kabale7314,593/
Kubale73723/
Kuball73699/
Khabal73621/
Kovall73261/
Coubal73191/
Kobolt73163/
Kabalt73156/
Kubald73106/
Khebal7388/
Kobole7383/
Kompal7352/
Cobalt7347/
Kabail7333/
Koveal7325/
Kubail7322/
Kebail7311/
Koobol7311/
Kabeal739/
Kaabal737/
Kaball736/
Kaubal735/
Kobeil735/
Kubhal734/
Coball732/
Kojval732/
Keball732/
Khubal732/
Koubol732/
Cobald732/
Kabaul731/
Kabhal731/
Kuubal731/
Kovail731/
Kovayl731/
Kujbal731/
Cobale731/
Kabaal731/
Kouval731/
Keebal730/
Koboul730/
Cobeal730/
Cotbal730/
Koubalová712/
Koubalova711/
Kobailova711/
Khoshbatl711/
Khabale673,478/
Kabaale672,976/
Kaabale671,715/
Khabhal67545/
Koboldt67307/
Kubhale6795/
Kuballe6782/
Kuchbal6778/
Kasbale6768/
Kubaile6746/
Couball6740/
Kuhbald6718/
Khubale6717/
Khasbal6716/
Kuibale6714/
Kubahal6712/
Coballe6711/
Khaabal678/
Kompall678/
Kabalhe677/
Kabhale675/
Kahbale675/
Kaubale675/
Khuball675/
Kabaule674/
Kabaile673/
Kaballe673/
Kobeile673/
Khujbal672/
Kouboul672/
Kubaale672/
Katbale671/
Kheball671/
Kuubale671/
Kotbole671/
Kuiball671/
Cobalth671/
Kabatil671/
Kounpal671/
Cobault671/
Coobale671/
Khobole671/
Qhoubal671/
Kabayle671/
Kuhball670/
Cobaill670/
Koboult670/

Kobal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobal in the Hindi language
कोबलkobala-
Kobal in the Oriya language
େକାବାଳekabala-
Kobal in the Marathi language
कोबलkobala92.74
कोबालkobala3.25
कोबळkobala0.83
कोबाळkobala0.5
कॉबलkobala0.33
कोणलkonala0.17
बलbala0.17
कोमलkomala0.17
केबलkebala0.17
Kobal in the Russian language
Кобальkobal-

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