Kobua Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kobua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand6191:114,11716,816
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kobua (53) may also be a first name.

Kobua Last Name Facts

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

Kobua occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kobua is the 377,677th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Kobua reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 65 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Kobua is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 53 people.

Kobua is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 114,117. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Chaiyaphum Province, where 37 percent are found, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 25 percent are found and Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 19 percent are found. Besides Thailand it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Kobua Last Name Statistics demography

Kobua earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.89% less than the national average, earning R 152,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khobua91277/
Kobuoa9183/
Koibua9131/
Kotbua9112/
Kobuah911/
Khotbua83153/
Kochbua831/
Kothbua831/
Kabua802,605/
Kovba801,541/
Kobwa80450/
Kubua80280/
Kopua80130/
Kebua8043/
Cobua802/
Kobva801/
Kovua801/
Khubua73845/
Kobuoe73653/
Kobbah73154/
Kovbai7346/
Koobwa7344/
Kaebua7313/
Kubuoa7313/
Kaabua7311/
Khovba739/
Khabua734/
Kabuae734/
Koupwa733/
Kovbaj732/
Kaubua732/
Katbua731/
Kabuaa731/
Konpua731/
Kabuah731/
Koppua731/
Kobbay731/
Kuubua731/
Kebwua731/
Kahbua731/
Kkobwa731/
Kobuho731/
Kobbaï731/
Cobuay731/
Khoubba67342/
Khatbua6770/
Kabuhat6747/
Kabouha674/
Kabuhay672/
Khobwat671/
Koubbou671/
Kuobuoh671/
Cobuhat671/
Kobbajj671/

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