Kobets Surname

34,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kobets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine9,0191:5,047507
Russia5,0951:28,2873,928
Belarus6951:13,6712,150
Kazakhstan1861:95,06710,692
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Transnistria331:14,3852,759
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
France121:5,535,227269,324
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kobets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobets (Georgian: კობეც, Russian: Кобец) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobets? popularity and diffusion

Kobets is the 34,632nd most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 476,186 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Kobets reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 9,019 people, or 1 in 5,047. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 10 percent live. Beside Ukraine Kobets occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Kobets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kobets has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kobets surname grew 2,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (88%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kobets last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kobets earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 93.65% more than the national average, earning $96,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khobets9279/
Kobetts925/
Kobetse921/
Kebets83648/
Kobetz83108/
Kubets8392/
Kobyts8346/
Kovets8342/
Kabets8316/
Kobits8316/
Kobecs835/
Kobeds832/
Cobets832/
Kobetsova802/
Khabets7713/
Khubets772/
Kubeets772/
Khobits771/
Kubetst770/
Kobetch770/
Kobec73101/
Kobez7321/
Kobeć735/
Kobitsch7112/
Koubetch7110/
Kabetshe711/
Khoubetsova711/
Kobiec67411/
Kubetz67120/
Kobitz67118/
Kubits6779/
Kovits6748/
Kobitzsch6739/
Cabets6724/
Kobeci6718/
Koubec6718/
Kavets6713/
Kebetz6712/
Cobits679/
Kobech673/
Kubyts671/
Kobieć671/
Covets671/
Kobizs671/
Kebeds671/
Kebits671/
Koibec671/
Khobez671/
Kabetz671/
Kobics671/

Kobets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobets in the Georgian language
კობეცkobets-
Kobets in the Russian language
Кобецkobec-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kobets
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