Kobayash Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kobayash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kobayash (3) may also be a first name.
Kobayash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kobayash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kobayash is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobayash? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kobayash is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kobayash live; 67 percent live in East Asia and 67 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kobayash is also the 7,463,778th most common first name world-wide It is held by 3 people.
The surname Kobayash is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 63,922,146. Apart from Japan Kobayash occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobayashe | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kobayase | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kubayash | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kobayesh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kobayasse | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kobayache | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kovayas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kobayes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabayas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khosbayesh | 78 | 12 | / |
| Koubayache | 78 | 10 | / |
| Koubaesh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kobuyase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koubaish | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kobais | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koubayche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kebaish | 67 | 359 | / |
| Kobaise | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kobiyasova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kubaish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koubais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cubayas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobeyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaboyas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kobayash
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