Kober Surname
Approximately 17,496 people bear this surname
Kober Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,955 | 1:8,990 | 1,114 |
| United States | 3,216 | 1:112,705 | 12,217 |
| Austria | 1,599 | 1:5,325 | 615 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Poland | 594 | 1:63,988 | 10,056 |
| Argentina | 425 | 1:100,573 | 8,481 |
| Russia | 340 | 1:423,891 | 40,477 |
| Brazil | 338 | 1:633,356 | 23,493 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Croatia | 123 | 1:34,379 | 7,032 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| France | 119 | 1:558,174 | 75,634 |
| Switzerland | 113 | 1:72,681 | 8,609 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Czechia | 80 | 1:132,918 | 21,095 |
| Slovakia | 55 | 1:97,026 | 18,584 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Belarus | 47 | 1:202,150 | 25,664 |
| Kazakhstan | 47 | 1:376,223 | 29,840 |
| Ukraine | 34 | 1:1,338,903 | 111,766 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 359 | 1:139,885 | 13,187 |
The alternate forms: Köber (1,424) & Kóber (84) are calculated separately.
Kober (141) may also be a first name.
Kober Demographics
Average Male Kober Height
177.98 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kober Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kober Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kober (Russian: Кобер) is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Köber or Kóber. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kober? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kober is the 30,518th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 416,526 people. The last name Kober is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kober live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 778,371st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 141 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 8,955 people, or 1 in 8,990. In Germany Kober is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany Kober occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.
Kober Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kober has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 896 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kober Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kober surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.39% being registered with the party.
The amount Kober earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning $45,740 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kober Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kober in the Russian language | ||
| Кобер | kober | - |
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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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- 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 Kober
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