Kobor Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Kobor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal1,8601:7,838334
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Austria271:315,38635,058
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

The alternate forms: Kóbor (990) & Kobór (1) are calculated separately.

Kobor (71) may also be a first name.

Kobor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobor (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺑﻮﺭ, Russian: Кобор) is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Kóbor or Kobór. Click here for further possible spellings of Kobor.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 190,445th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,288,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kobor reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Kobor is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 71 people.

This surname is most numerous in Senegal, where it is carried by 1,860 people, or 1 in 7,838. In Senegal it is most common in: Tambacounda Region, where 40 percent are found, Saint Louis Region, where 25 percent are found and Matam Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Senegal Kobor occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Kobor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kobor last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kobor earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.3% more than the national average, earning $58,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kóbor93990/
Kobór931/
Kobore91340/
Khobor9175/
Koibor917/
Kobour912/
Koobor912/
Kohbor911/
Koibour8331/
Kouhbor8312/
Koubour839/
Kňobort834/
Koïbour834/
Koboure833/
Koboord831/
Koboore831/
Koebour831/
Koybour831/
Kobar802,147/
Kabor801,025/
Cobor80226/
Kubor80182/
Kebor8021/
Kobur8015/
Kobár804/
Kouboure7794/
Koborova7724/
Koborová778/
Kabore73519,690/
Khobar732,733/
Kabour731,685/
Koibur731,543/
Kobhar73710/
Koubar73423/
Kaboor73164/
Kobare7398/
Kabuor7368/
Kompor7361/
Kobutr7344/
Koobar7320/
Kobure7320/
Kaboer7317/
Khabor7313/
Koybur739/
Kehbor739/
Kuobar738/
Kubhor736/
Koibar735/
Kabhor735/
Kovour734/
Kohbar734/
Kobaar732/
Kobarr731/
Cobore731/
Cobort731/
Kaboir731/
Kahbor731/
Kobahr731/
Kuborz731/
Kuibor731/
Cobour731/
Kuhbor731/
Khubor731/
Kubore731/
Koebar731/
Keboor730/
Khoborova7143/
Khobare674,361/
Khabour672,103/
Kaboure671,213/
Kaabour67876/
Kohhbar67109/
Kaboord6763/
Couhbor6752/
Kosbart6721/
Khebour6720/
Khoebar6711/
Khabhor6710/
Khaboor679/
Khubour679/
Kaabore678/
Khobhar677/
Quoibor676/
Kabhore675/
Khojbar675/
Kasbour674/
Kuobhar673/
Kaborre673/
Kaboore673/
Kkabore672/
Kobhare672/
Koubare672/
Kaabord672/
Khabore672/
Kampoor671/
Kanpoor671/
Khobaar671/
Khoibur671/
Khoobar671/
Kasbhor671/
Kasbotr671/
Kobartt671/
Koovoor671/
Kabouhr671/
Kaeboor671/
Kaebour671/
Kobharr671/
Koobare671/
Kompfor671/
Kompour671/
Ko'bare671/
Kuubuor671/
Kotbutr671/
Koshbar671/
Koompor671/
Khobarh671/
Khobutr671/
Khompor671/

Kobor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺑﻮﺭkwbwr40
ﻛﺒﻮﺭkbwr40
ﻛﻮﺑﺮkwbr20
Kobor in the Russian language
Коборkobor-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kobor
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