Kobia Surname

44,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kobia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya10,5711:4,369630
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Ivory Coast1591:145,1026,841
Congo1111:44,9474,237
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kobia (3,819) may also be a first name.

Kobia Last Name Facts

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

Kobia (Arabic: كوبيا) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,069th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 618,165 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kobia live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 113,726th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 3,819 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 10,571 people, or 1 in 4,369. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Meru County, where 82 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 5 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Kobia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kobia last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kobia surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kobia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.16% less than the national average, earning $34,451 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobiah91584/
Koubia91583/
Koobia9151/
Khobia9118/
Koebia9116/
Kobiat915/
Kobija915/
Kobiha912/
Kobioa911/
Kojbia911/
Khoobia834/
Koutbia832/
Kobaiya832/
Koobiaa831/
Koobiah831/
Khoubia831/
Kabia8036,247/
Cobia80689/
Kubia80521/
Kobya80353/
Kobio80143/
Kebia8012/
Koubiach779/
Khoshbia771/
Kobahija771/
Kubiha73326/
Kaubia73198/
Cobias73121/
Kabiay73114/
Kabija73114/
Kabiha73100/
Kaabia7388/
Khabia7359/
Cobija7341/
Kobhio7327/
Koobea7321/
Kabiah7318/
Koubio7314/
Kobjai7311/
Coubia7310/
Kebiah736/
Koubya735/
Kubija733/
Kobeha733/
Kompia732/
Kuibia732/
Keubia732/
Kabiaz731/
Kobios731/
Kobyea731/
Quobia731/
Konpia731/
Qoibia731/
Kebiha731/
Khobea731/
Khobja731/
Kabioa731/
Kobeaa731/
Kobjah731/
Kubiňa731/
Kobeah731/
Kabaija67162/
Kabuiya67152/
Kabaiya67143/
Quoibia67120/
Kusbiah6760/
Koumpia6754/
Kabiayi6727/
Kabeija6724/
Khobjai6723/
Kabojia6721/
Quobiah6720/
Ko'bioh679/
Khabija678/
Kubiach677/
Khoviah676/
Kaboija674/
Cobbiah673/
Kebaiya671/
Khabiha671/
Kassbia671/
Coubias671/
Kabihga671/
Kachbia671/
Kuybiat671/
Kubiath671/
Kabegia671/
Kabejia671/
Kabihay671/
Kabuija671/
Kuboija671/
Kubeija671/
Kubiacz671/
Kubiasz671/
Kubijai671/
Khabiah671/
Kabayia671/
Kabugia671/
Koonpia671/
Khabiad671/
Khuubia671/

Kobia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobia in the Arabic language
كوبياkwbya-

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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 Kobia
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