Kobobo Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kobobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho481:42,3457,084
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kobobo (11) may also be a first name.

Kobobo Last Name Facts

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

Kobobo is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobobo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kobobo reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname Kobobo is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 42,345. In Lesotho Kobobo is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 67 percent are found, Berea District, where 31 percent are found and Maseru District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Lesotho it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Kobobo Last Name Statistics demography

Kobobo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.81% less than the national average, earning R 59,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khobobo922/
Koboobo921/
Kouboubo861/
Koubobou861/
Kabobo838,227/
Kubobo83155/
Kebobo8337/
Khabobo771/
Kkabobo771/
Kaboboy771/
Kabobou771/
Kabobgo771/
Koubouba711/
Kobhobha711/
Kaboba672,566/
Kuboba6750/
Kobuba6734/
Kobaba6728/
Keboba6727/
Kabovo6713/
Qabobo6710/
Kobeba672/
Cabobo671/
Koubouvou671/
Kavobo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kobobo
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