Kobben Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kobben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Köbben (5) are calculated separately.

Kobben Last Name Facts

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

Kobben occurs most in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms: Köbben. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobben? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kobben is the 1,666,404th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kobben are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kobben is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 281,453. In The Netherlands Kobben is most numerous in: Limburg, where 38 percent live, Utrecht, where 23 percent live and North Holland, where 17 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Kobben Last Name Statistics demography

Kobben earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.43% less than the national average, earning R 158,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köbben945/
Kobbn913/
Cobben83823/
Kubben83234/
Kovben83229/
Kebben83189/
Kübben8312/
Kabben834/
Kobbin831/
Kobbina7716/
Khovben778/
Cobbien777/
Kobbing774/
Khoubbin711/
Cobbin67946/
Kabbin67669/
Kovbyn6799/
Kebbin677/
Kovbin677/
Cubben673/
Kobuin672/
Kabbne672/
Kopwen672/
Cowben672/
Kubbin671/
Kobwem671/
Kovwen671/
Cabben671/

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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
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  • 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 Kobben
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