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 borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kobiah is the 547,713th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name Kobiah is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kobiah reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kobiah is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 21 people.

The surname Kobiah is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Besides Ghana this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Kobiah
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