Kobi Surname

52,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
DR Congo8211:89,98710,233
Indonesia8051:164,28515,976
Japan6531:195,7808,877
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
South Africa5051:107,28312,937
Switzerland3811:21,5563,436
Benin3501:29,5303,895
Nigeria3421:517,96125,616
Ivory Coast3361:68,6643,893
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
France2331:285,07643,747
Brazil2151:995,69535,283
Cameroon1971:105,42712,381
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Solomon Islands1561:3,718424
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Germany991:813,18659,527
Canada731:504,73442,927
Congo711:70,2696,097
Lithuania701:43,3517,190
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
England191:2,932,529101,561
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Köbi (11) are calculated separately.

Kobi (7,620) may also be a first name.

Kobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobi (Georgian: კობი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺑﻲ, Hindi: कोबी, Marathi: कोबी, Oriya: େକାବି, Russian: Коби, Tibetan: ཀོ་བི།) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also appear in the variant forms: Köbi. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kobi is the 52,790th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 752,535 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Kobi live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kobi is also the 73,402nd most common first name in the world It is held by 7,620 people.

The surname Kobi is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Other than Ghana it is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Kobi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kobi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kobi surname rose 2,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kobi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Kobi are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kobi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning R 163,368 per year; in United States they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $45,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $48,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köbi9211/
Koubi893,447/
Kobiy891,060/
Kobie89810/
Koboi89577/
Khobi89473/
Kobei89243/
Koibi89235/
Kobić89235/
Kobai89234/
Kobio89143/
Kobiś8949/
Koobi8943/
Kgobi8921/
Koybi896/
Kkobi895/
Kobhi894/
Koebi894/
Kobui893/
Kobgi892/
Kobiç892/
Kobij891/
Koubai80396/
Khobai80197/
Kobitz80118/
Khoibi8099/
Koiboi8072/
Koibai8063/
Khoobi8047/
Koubei8040/
Kobaia8038/
Kobisz8035/
Kobicz8029/
Kosboi8028/
Kobhio8027/
Kobich8024/
Kobits8016/
Koobie8014/
Koubio8014/
Kobaai8012/
Kouboi807/
Koubiy806/
Khoubi805/
Kobeis805/
Kuobui805/
Koubii804/
Koibei804/
Khoboi804/
Khosbi803/
Koubie803/
Kobihz802/
Koibui802/
Kobaić802/
Khobiz802/
Kobioa801/
Koibie801/
Koubid801/
Khoebi801/
Kkoobi801/
Kobhai801/
Kobihe801/
Kobizs801/
Koobit801/
Kohbui801/
Kojbai801/
Kottbi801/
Koubih801/
Khobei801/
Kobidz800/
Kobe7535,611/
Kabi7532,372/
Koba7531,871/
Kubi7513,756/
Koby753,389/
Kebi751,630/
Cobi75324/
Qobi75174/
Käbi7550/
Kobj758/
Kobé753/
Kébi751/
Kübi751/
Kobisch73156/
Khoubid73136/
Koubiss7317/
Ko'bioh739/
Khobeiz736/
Khobieh735/
Khouybi734/
Khoutbi732/
Khobaiz732/
Kochbai732/
Khobich731/
Khobaid731/
Khobhai731/
Khobits731/
Koboidt731/
Koubich731/
Khoubai731/
Khobait731/
Khoshbi731/
Kuobuih731/
Kuohbii731/
Kobuitz730/
Koubish730/
Kouba6711,088/
Kubai678,770/
Kabui678,033/
Kaabi674,808/
Kabai674,405/
Kuboi674,285/
Kgobe672,766/
Kubiś672,729/
Khobe672,508/
Koiba672,368/
Kompi672,360/
Cobis671,825/
Khoba671,418/
Koube671,190/
Kgabi671,137/
Qotbi671,094/
Kebei67788/
Kabii67777/
Kaubi67750/
Kaboi67699/
Kabie67623/
Khabi67614/
Kubie67515/
Kabei67461/
Koebe67414/
Kubić67412/
Kobaa67411/
Kobey67357/
Kobay67347/
Kabić67309/
Kobee67309/
Koïba67291/
Kobea67264/
Cobio67259/
Kooba67211/
Kouby67177/
Qosbi67171/
Kebai67170/
Kobeh67167/
Khebi67163/
Kabiş67161/
Kabio67139/
Khoubich67136/
Kubei67115/
Kebie67112/
Khubi67101/
Koboy6790/
Cobie6783/
Koibe6762/
Kebui6762/
Keboi6750/
Cobai6748/
Kooby6746/
Kahbi6743/
Kabhi6743/
Koobe6741/
Kubyi6732/
Konpi6731/
Cobit6730/
Kebhi6729/
Kobha6728/
Kuhbi6728/
Coobi6727/
Kuibi6727/
Kubiy6725/
Kabij6725/
Kubhi6721/
Kaebi6721/
Kobhe6719/
Khochbai6719/
Kubio6717/
Koboj6715/
Kabih6714/
Cobić6714/
Kobitsch6712/
Koyba6711/
Kabiy6710/
Coubi6710/
Kojba679/
Kubič679/
Koubouyi679/
Kobaj678/
Kobeu678/
Koïvi678/
Kobge677/
Kubui676/
Ckabi676/
Koboa676/
Qobid675/
Qoubi675/
Koubaich675/
Kobeć675/
Keubi675/
Kubih675/
Keebi674/
Kâabi674/
Kuubi674/
Kobyo674/
Kobès674/
Kebih674/
Koïbe674/
Qobis673/
Khobaich673/
Khoby673/
Cobei673/
Cobiz673/
Kubiş673/
Koichbai673/
Kebiy672/
Kobyt672/
Khoubaiz672/
Kabiś672/
Kobaiová672/
Kovih672/
Koubé672/
Gqobi672/
Khoobaid671/
Kobyh671/
Kojbe671/
Koubaish671/
Kuoba671/
Cosbi671/
Kaâbi671/
Cobih671/
Coebi671/
Ke'bi671/
Kaïbi671/
Kehbi671/
Khoszbiz671/
Kkoba671/
Kkubi671/
Kobuj671/
Kobyś671/
Kobeś671/
Kobeš671/
Kohby671/
Kojvi671/
Koibé671/
Koubahie671/
Koîbé671/
Koïbé671/
Qoobi671/
Qoboi671/
Cotbi671/
Koiby671/
Kubii671/
Cobid671/
Gkobe671/
Koîbe671/
Kobej671/

Kobi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobi in the Georgian language
კობიkobi-
Kobi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺑﻲkwby-
Kobi in the Hindi language
कोबीkobi-
Kobi in the Oriya language
େକାବିekabi-
Kobi in the Marathi language
कोबीkobi-
Kobi in the Tibetan language
ཀོ་བི།kobi50
ཀོ་བི་kobi50
Kobi in the Russian language
Кобиkobi-

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