Kobs Surname

132,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3341:271,70825,489
Germany1,0051:80,10510,119
Brazil5921:361,61213,830
Paraguay1851:39,1181,233
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Poland411:927,04369,048
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Kobs (10) may also be a first name.

Kobs Last Name Facts

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

Kobs (Russian: Кобс) is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 132,685th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,142,766 people. The surname Kobs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kobs live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kobs is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The last name Kobs is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,334 people, or 1 in 271,708. In The United States Kobs is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 30 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Minnesota, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Kobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kobs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kobs last name increased 1,202 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kobs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kobs are 13.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kobs earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.86% less than the national average, earning $36,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koobs89427/
Kobse893/
Kobsz891/
Koebs890/
Kobsch80336/
Khoobs801/
Khobse801/
Kops753,236/
Kabs75270/
Cobs75222/
Kubs75154/
Kobz7515/
Kebs7511/
Kovs7510/
Qobs751/
Koebsch7371/
Kobsová7320/
Kobsche7310/
Koops677,439/
Kovsh672,202/
Kopps67330/
Coobs67181/
Kubsz67103/
Kopse6772/
Kabst6746/
Kubsh6740/
Kophs6726/
Kabsz6724/
Keebs6723/
Kab's6722/
Kebsz6718/
Kaebs6715/
Kabsh6711/
Kabse6710/
Kopås678/
Kobše677/
Kubse677/
Kopsz676/
Kebss673/
Kopsh672/
Kohvs672/
Kovss672/
Koeps672/
Kaabs672/
Cobss671/
Kotps671/
Khobz671/
Coebs671/
Quobs671/
Khops671/
Kahbs671/
Kopfs671/
Khabs671/
Khebs671/
Coubs670/

Kobs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobs in the Russian language
Кобсkobs-

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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
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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 Kobs
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