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.
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| 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'.
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Kobal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kobal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kobal (Hindi: कोबल, Marathi: कोबल, Oriya: େକାବାଳ, Russian: Кобаль) is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,252nd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,100,505 people. This surname is primarily 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. It is also the 489,856th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 321 people.
The last name is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,925 people, or 1 in 1,292. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Gorizia, where 46 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent reside and Coastal-Karst, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 19 percent reside and Ukraine, where 15 percent reside.
Kobal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kobal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kobal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kobal surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kobal last name are 0.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.48% registered with the 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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