Kobom Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kobom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso251:734,0848,477
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kobom (36) may also be a first name.

Kobom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobom occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobom? popularity and diffusion

Kobom is the 3,730,171st most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kobom are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kobom is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name globally It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 734,084. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Kobom exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koubom9133/
Kobome911/
Kouboum8326/
Koiboum831/
Koeboom830/
Kobam8032/
Kebom803/
Kobum802/
Cobom802/
Kubom802/
Kabom802/
Kovom801/
Kabome73573/
Cobhom7321/
Kusbom7319/
Keboum7312/
Kubome736/
Koovam731/
Khobam731/
Cohbom731/
Cobohm731/
Koubum731/
Koubam731/
Koibam731/
Kobame731/
Kobham731/
Coboum731/
Kosbam731/
Kehbom731/
Kaboum731/
Khonpom6723/
Kouvoum6713/
Kohbaum6710/
Kanpoom678/
Konphom677/
Khoibam674/
Kunpoom672/
Khubome672/
Komphom672/
Koonpam671/
Kaßbohm671/
Keeboom671/
Kompoum671/
Kosbaum670/
Cosbome670/

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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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  • 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 Kobom
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