Kobu Surname
Approximately 4,529 people bear this surname
Kobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,649 | 1:35,035 | 3,255 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Indonesia | 236 | 1:560,378 | 45,049 |
| Turkey | 214 | 1:363,652 | 22,684 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Kõbu (35) are calculated separately.
Kobu (1,056) may also be a first name.
Kobu Demographics
Average Kobu Salary in
United States
$26,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kobu (Hindi: कोबु, Marathi: कोबू, Russian: Кобу) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kõbu. Click here for further possible spellings of Kobu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kobu is the 103,745th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,609,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kobu reside; 81 percent reside in East Asia and 81 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 246,335th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 1,056 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 3,649 people, or 1 in 35,035. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Shiga Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Fukui Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Kobu Last Name Statistics demography
Kobu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kobu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kobu in the Hindi language | ||
| कोबु | kobu | - |
| Kobu in the Marathi language | ||
| कोबू | kobu | 75 |
| कोबु | kobu | 25 |
| Kobu in the Russian language | ||
| Кобу | kobu | - |
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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 Kobu
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