Kobiah Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kobiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
England51:11,143,612252,590
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kobiah (21) may also be a first name.

Kobiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobiah is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 547,713th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name Kobiah occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kobiah are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Beside Ghana it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koobiah921/
Kobia9111,789/
Koubiach869/
Koubia83583/
Koobia8351/
Khobia8318/
Kabiah8318/
Koebia8316/
Kebiah836/
Kobija835/
Kobiat835/
Kobiha832/
Kojbia831/
Kobioa831/
Kobjah831/
Kobeah831/
Quobiah7720/
Ko'bioh779/
Khoviah776/
Khoobia774/
Cobbiah773/
Kobaiya772/
Koutbia772/
Khoubia771/
Koobiaa771/
Khabiah771/
Kabia7336,247/
Cobia73689/
Kobya73353/
Kobio73143/
Kebia7312/
Quoibiah71334/
Kobahija711/
Khoshbia711/
Cobias67121/
Kabiay67114/
Kabija67114/
Kabiha67100/
Kaabia6788/
Kebioh6766/
Khabia6759/
Cobija6741/
Kobhio6727/
Koobea6721/
Koubio6714/
Kobjai6711/
Coubia6710/
Kabeah677/
Kabiho677/
Koubya675/
Kobeha673/
Kobeho672/
Kuibia672/
Keubia672/
Kompia672/
Kabyah672/
Kabiaz671/
Kobios671/
Kobyea671/
Kovioh671/
Kassbiash671/
Kebeah671/
Quobia671/
Konpia671/
Qoibia671/
Cobeah671/
Kebiha671/
Khobea671/
Khobja671/
Kabioa671/
Kobeaa671/

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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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  • 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 Kobiah
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