Kobel Surname

71,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kobel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,8301:4,488660
United States1,2991:279,02926,040
Germany1,1271:71,4339,076
Ukraine1,0281:44,2836,422
Poland6911:55,0058,660
France1811:366,97654,730
Kenya1391:332,22920,203
Belarus1191:79,84112,748
Russia941:1,533,224104,207
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Austria371:230,14727,778
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Köbel (735) are calculated separately.

Kobel (130) may also be a first name.

Kobel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobel (Marathi: कोबेल, Russian: Кобель) is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Köbel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobel? popularity and diffusion

Kobel is the 71,103rd most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,048,870 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kobel reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kobel is also the 814,623rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 130 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,830 people, or 1 in 4,488. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 50 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent live and Canton of Solothurn, where 5 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Kobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kobel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,083 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kobel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kobel surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kobel last name are 14.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kobel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.47% less than the national average, earning R 184,236 per year; in United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.48% less than the national average, earning $39,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köbel93735/
Koebel912,230/
Kobell91171/
Khobel9143/
Koubel9127/
Kobiel916/
Kosbel913/
Koibel911/
Koobel911/
Kobl89206/
Koibiel835/
Kobelle833/
Koibele831/
Koubiel831/
Koebell830/
Kochbel830/
Kabel807,061/
Koble801,303/
Kubel801,095/
Kobil80431/
Cobel80428/
Kobyl80227/
Kebel80216/
Käbel8061/
Kébel8019/
Koebl8010/
Kábel806/
Kúbel805/
Koblp801/
Koibl800/
Kobelová77109/
Kobelova7716/
Khoshbel772/
Koubelle771/
Koehbiel770/
Kabeel734,328/
Kabiel73677/
Kouble73281/
Kompel73204/
Coubel73192/
Cobell73171/
Kabell73155/
Kaabel7398/
Kaebel7380/
Kobylt7380/
Kebell7379/
Kaboel7379/
Kabael7373/
Kábele7361/
Kubehl7352/
Kehbel7339/
Khabel7335/
Kubelt7330/
Koçbil7328/
Kubiel7324/
Koible738/
Kobyll736/
Kabehl736/
Kebiel736/
Khebel736/
Coebel734/
Khobil734/
Kobill733/
Keebel733/
Kubell733/
Cobelh732/
Keubel732/
Kaubel732/
Khubel731/
Kobleh731/
Kotbil731/
Kabelt731/
Kabuel731/
Konpel731/
Koshbl731/
Qhobel731/
Cosbel731/
Koubil731/
Kosbyl731/
Khoble730/
Cobelt730/
Kuoble730/
Kobellová719/
Koubelová715/
Koubelova712/
Koblova672,382/
Köbl67112/
Kabl6768/
Cobl6746/
Kebl6743/
Kübl6735/
Kubelle6734/
Koblová6732/
Khabiel6722/
Kompell6715/
Kuszbel6715/
Cobelle6713/
Kabelle6711/
Kubl677/
Khabeel675/
Kébl672/
Kheïbel671/
Kousble671/
Kabiell671/
Kóbl671/
Koumpel671/
Gkompel671/
Qobl671/
Cosbell670/
Kompfel670/
Cotbell670/

Kobel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobel in the Marathi language
कोबेलkobela-
Kobel in the Russian language
Кобельkobel-

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Kobel Reference & Research

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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 Kobel
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