Kobe Surname
Approximately 35,611 people bear this surname
Kobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 21,934 | 1:5,829 | 907 |
| South Africa | 5,764 | 1:9,399 | 1,179 |
| United States | 1,164 | 1:311,391 | 28,546 |
| Botswana | 811 | 1:2,697 | 331 |
| Ivory Coast | 766 | 1:30,119 | 2,058 |
| Slovenia | 644 | 1:3,863 | 666 |
| Kenya | 603 | 1:76,584 | 7,156 |
| Cameroon | 561 | 1:37,022 | 4,966 |
| Germany | 443 | 1:181,728 | 21,226 |
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Indonesia | 261 | 1:506,702 | 41,355 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| Papua New Guinea | 146 | 1:55,847 | 7,111 |
| India | 117 | 1:6,556,114 | 148,695 |
| Brazil | 112 | 1:1,911,378 | 61,207 |
| Burkina Faso | 97 | 1:189,197 | 4,254 |
| United Arab Emirates | 76 | 1:120,556 | 10,223 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Iran | 57 | 1:1,347,062 | 55,719 |
| Croatia | 53 | 1:79,785 | 13,729 |
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
| Solomon Islands | 46 | 1:12,609 | 2,306 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Lebanon | 33 | 1:170,821 | 7,805 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Palestine | 13 | 1:349,911 | 11,386 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Köbe (387) & Kobé (3) are calculated separately.
Kobe (4,555) may also be a first name.
Kobe Demographics
Kobe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kobe (Georgian: კობე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺏ, Marathi: कोबे) occurs most in Japan. It can be found as: Köbe or Kobé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,649th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 204,643 people. The surname Kobe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Kobe reside; 62 percent reside in East Asia and 62 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kobe is also the 101,840th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 4,555 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 21,934 people, or 1 in 5,829. In Japan Kobe is primarily concentrated in: Aichi Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Gunma Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Japan it occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Kobe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kobe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kobe last name grew 3,755 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kobe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kobe surname is predominantly Christian (86%) in Kenya and Jewish (93%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kobe surname are 4.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.32% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kobe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.41% less than the national average, earning R 170,124 per year; in United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,423 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kobe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kobe in the Georgian language | ||
| კობე | kobe | - |
| Kobe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺏ | kwb | - |
| Kobe in the Marathi language | ||
| कोबे | kobe | - |
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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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