Kobow Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kobow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3571:225,50525,215
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kobow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobow has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kobow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kobow is the 610,848th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kobow reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 225,505. In Germany Kobow is mostly found in: Hamburg, where 27 percent reside, Berlin, where 17 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Kobow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kobow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kobow last name grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kobow are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Kobow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning $40,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobowe9128/
Kosbow9123/
Kobowa912/
Kohbow911/
Kubow80323/
Kobov8067/
Kebow8012/
Kabow8010/
Kobob802/
Cobow801/
Kobaw801/
Koubouwe771/
Kabowa732,468/
Koboev731,778/
Kobova7368/
Kubowa7323/
Khobov7320/
Kabouw7312/
Kasbow7310/
Kebouw735/
Kompow735/
Koubov735/
Kabowe733/
Koubaw731/
Koubova6724/
Kaubowa6717/
Khobova6715/
Khoboev675/
Kaboywe674/
Koubawe674/
Kabouwe671/
Khabowe671/
Khobawe671/
Kubhowa671/
Konppow671/
Khoboov671/
Kabojwe671/
Kuibeow671/

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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 Kobow
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