Kobal Surname
Approximately 6,622 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKobal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1,925 | 1:1,292 | 90 |
| Turkey | 1,290 | 1:60,327 | 5,788 |
| Ukraine | 1,023 | 1:44,499 | 6,454 |
| India | 912 | 1:841,080 | 37,214 |
| United States | 403 | 1:899,402 | 67,834 |
| Brazil | 167 | 1:1,281,882 | 43,935 |
| Russia | 133 | 1:1,083,632 | 81,637 |
| Italy | 120 | 1:509,639 | 51,223 |
| Croatia | 99 | 1:42,713 | 8,470 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Belarus | 26 | 1:365,425 | 38,396 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Serbia | 17 | 1:420,291 | 18,230 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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'.
- merttronKobal Demographics
Average Kobal Salary in
United States
$39,910 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kobal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kobal in the Hindi language | ||
| कोबल | kobala | - |
| Kobal in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାବାଳ | ekabala | - |
| Kobal in the Marathi language | ||
| कोबल | kobala | 92.74 |
| कोबाल | kobala | 3.25 |
| कोबळ | kobala | 0.83 |
| कोबाळ | kobala | 0.5 |
| कॉबल | kobala | 0.33 |
| कोणल | konala | 0.17 |
| बल | bala | 0.17 |
| कोमल | komala | 0.17 |
| केबल | kebala | 0.17 |
| Kobal in the Russian language | ||
| Кобаль | kobal | - |
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