Kobu Surname

103,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,6491:35,0353,255
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Indonesia2361:560,37845,049
Turkey2141:363,65222,684
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
India61:127,844,230863,365
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Kõbu (35) are calculated separately.

Kobu (1,056) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kõbu9235/
Kobou89926/
Koebu89370/
Kobau89138/
Kobuz8969/
Koibu8952/
Kobuß8945/
Kobuš8941/
Kobuś8933/
Kobeu898/
Khobu897/
Koubu896/
Kobup894/
Kuobu894/
Kobui893/
Kobuj891/
Koßbu891/
Hkobu891/
Koubou801,597/
Khobut80228/
Koçbuğ80104/
Kosbau80100/
Kobusz8039/
Kobuch8030/
Koubeu8028/
Kotbut8025/
Koßbau8014/
Kobuhs8011/
Khobou808/
Khobhu807/
Kohbus805/
Kuobui805/
Koubus804/
Kossbu804/
Kuobuh804/
Koibui802/
Kobuth802/
Kobust801/
Kobeuh801/
Koobou801/
Kohbui801/
Koibau801/
Koibou801/
Koubau801/
Kotbus801/
Kosbut801/
Koubhu801/
Koubud801/
Kabu7522,292/
Kubu754,202/
Kebu753,492/
Cobu7511/
Qobu752/
Kobusch73803/
Khotbut73464/
Kottbus7330/
Khobouz7310/
Khosbou737/
Khoubou736/
Kobouch732/
Kossbau732/
Koubous732/
Kouybou731/
Kuobuih731/
Koubeue731/
Kouboud731/
Koubouî731/
Khobuth731/
Khotbud731/
Kobuitz730/
Koboult730/
Kabui678,033/
Kabou672,682/
Kabau671,544/
Cobuz671,291/
Kabuu671,029/
Khubu67709/
Kubuj67544/
Cobus67514/
Cobut67452/
Kebuh67356/
Kabeu67327/
Khabu67310/
Koboe67217/
Kubuz67213/
Kabuh67197/
Kuybu67166/
Kaabu67148/
Cobau67106/
Kubau6799/
Kaubu6781/
Kubou6767/
Kabuy6763/
Kebui6762/
Kgabu6750/
Kubuh6744/
Kabuß6735/
Koboo6733/
Kompu6732/
Kebau6730/
Kaebu6724/
Khoshbou6723/
Konpu6722/
Cobou6713/
Kebhu6710/
Koubouyi679/
Kabuj677/
Kehbu677/
Kabuś677/
Kubui676/
Kotbusch676/
Kuibu676/
Khebu675/
Cobeu675/
Hkabu674/
Khoubouz674/
Kuubu672/
Kabhu672/
Kahbu672/
Kabuď672/
Kovhu671/
Kabgu671/
Khoboush671/
Khosbush671/
Kuvou671/
Koussbus671/
Koubouth671/
Keebu671/

Kobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobu in the Hindi language
कोबुkobu-
Kobu in the Marathi language
कोबूkobu75
कोबुkobu25
Kobu in the Russian language
Кобуkobu-

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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 Kobu
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