Kobbe Surname

268,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kobbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9741:82,65410,439
United States4121:879,75566,617
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Norway121:428,52437,411
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

The alternate forms: Köbbe (147) & Kobbé (9) are calculated separately.

Kobbe (36) may also be a first name.

Kobbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺒﻪ) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Köbbe or Kobbé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 268,397th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,012,067 people. The last name Kobbe is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kobbe live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kobbe is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 36 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 974 people, or 1 in 82,654. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 65 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Brandenburg, where 4 percent live. Aside from Germany Kobbe is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Kobbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kobbe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kobbe last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kobbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 150.17% more than the national average, earning 865,785 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,845 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köbbe93147/
Kobbé939/
Kobbie91362/
Koebbe91355/
Kobbeh9122/
Koubbe9114/
Kobbes919/
Kobbee912/
Kobberø83143/
Kobberå831/
Koubbeh831/
Kobbett830/
Kobba805,269/
Kobbi804,858/
Kobby802,884/
Cobbe801,170/
Kebbe80675/
Kabbe80471/
Kubbe80410/
Käbbe801/
Kebbie737,232/
Koubbi73885/
Koubba73321/
Kobbai7369/
Khobbi7352/
Cobbey7338/
Khobba7327/
Kabbey7323/
Kabbej7317/
Cobber7317/
Kabbez7313/
Kovbei7312/
Kovbey7311/
Kabbie7310/
Cobbet739/
Cobbes734/
Cobbee734/
Khobby733/
Kubbeh733/
Khabbe732/
Kebbey732/
Kobboi731/
Kobbay731/
Kubbie731/
Kebbei731/
Kabbed731/
Kasbbe731/
Cobbie731/
Kebbee730/
Koebbi730/
Kubbes730/
Khoubbieh7114/
Cobbett671,671/
Khosbbi671,214/
Khoubba67342/
Kabbesh67289/
Khubber6727/
Kabbech6715/
Cobbeas677/
Kubbeit677/
Khubbey675/
Khoubve673/
Kabhber673/
Kabbher673/
Kobbaya671/
Kobbajj671/
Koshbbi671/
Khoubbi671/
Cobbest670/
Cobbets670/

Kobbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺒﻪkbh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kobbe
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