Kober Surname

30,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kober Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kober Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,9551:8,9901,114
United States3,2161:112,70512,217
Austria1,5991:5,325615
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Poland5941:63,98810,056
Argentina4251:100,5738,481
Russia3401:423,89140,477
Brazil3381:633,35623,493
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Croatia1231:34,3797,032
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
France1191:558,17475,634
Switzerland1131:72,6818,609
England1001:557,18134,216
Czechia801:132,91821,095
Slovakia551:97,02618,584
Australia501:539,91440,287
Belarus471:202,15025,664
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Israel181:475,42436,085
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Wales81:386,81619,671
Panama81:489,0328,962
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Finland71:785,24338,644
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:139,88513,187

The alternate forms: Köber (1,424) & Kóber (84) are calculated separately.

Kober (141) may also be a first name.

Kober Last Name Facts

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

Kober (Russian: Кобер) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Köber or Kóber. Click here for further potential spellings of Kober.

How Common Is The Last Name Kober? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,518th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 416,526 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kober are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 778,371st most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 141 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 8,955 people, or 1 in 8,990. In Germany Kober is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

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 last name increased 896 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kober Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kober surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kober last name are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.39% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köber931,424/
Kóber9384/
Koeber91319/
Kobier91208/
Kobere91156/
Khober9196/
Koober9159/
Kobeer9110/
Kouber915/
Kobher911/
Koiber911/
Kohber910/
Khobear83175/
Koebeer83115/
Kobeire8352/
Koobeer8327/
Koubere8314/
Khobeir836/
Kobeirr836/
Koibere835/
Kosbere834/
Khobere832/
Koehber831/
Kosberd831/
Koutber831/
Koshber831/
Kobir8043,973/
Kuber807,609/
Kaber804,360/
Keber802,513/
Cober801,409/
Küber80218/
Käber80106/
Kobyr804/
Khobeare771,445/
Koberová77427/
Koberova7710/
Khoubier771/
Kouberth771/
Kochbert770/
Kothbert770/
Kabeer7341,820/
Keuber731,840/
Khaber731,143/
Kebier731,125/
Cobert731,100/
Khobir73902/
Kusber73852/
Kaaber73810/
Kabere73480/
Komper73303/
Kubere73272/
Kauber73244/
Kabier73228/
Keeber73181/
Kaeber73138/
Kubeer7388/
Kubier7365/
Köbert7344/
Khuber7336/
Kebeer7329/
Kubear7320/
Koobir7320/
Kobior7318/
Kobair7317/
Kujber7315/
Kubher7312/
Kheber7311/
Coober739/
Kuiber738/
Couber737/
Keberr736/
Cobeer735/
Kobire735/
Kaberh735/
Khöber735/
Kabeir734/
Kabear733/
Cobier733/
Kahber733/
Cobere733/
Kovear732/
Kebeir732/
Kohbir732/
Kobird731/
Kobyrt731/
Kuuber731/
Kuhber731/
Kubeir731/
Ckaber731/
Kebher731/
Kabher731/
Kehber731/
Koubir731/
Cosber730/
Coyber730/
Coeber730/
Khoberova714/
Kooberowa711/
Khabeer67710/
Cosbert67224/
Kuhbier67165/
Coubert67158/
Kabheer67131/
Koobair67108/
Kompeer6748/
Kabeere6738/
Khabere6723/
Khabher6711/
Kaberre678/
Khubeir677/
Kassber675/
Khoubir674/
Kabierz674/
Coubier673/
Khabier673/
Khabeur673/
Cobertt672/
Coobert672/
Kaubert672/
Kabhere671/
Khubeer671/
Kkabeer671/
Koubire671/
Coobeer671/
Coibert671/
Khabear671/
Khojbir671/
Kabeerr671/
Kabeire671/
Kobaire671/
Cottber671/
Kubeere671/
Koubhir671/
Kaabeer671/
Khaaber671/
Khabeir671/
Khonper671/
Coubeer670/
Keusber670/
Coobier670/

Kober Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kober in the Russian language
Коберkober-

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