Kobulu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kobulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Kobulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobulu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kobulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Kobulu is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kobulu live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Kobulu is most common in: Delta, where 80 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Kobulu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobulus921/
Koçbulut862/
Kabulu835,070/
Kubulu83128/
Kebulu8323/
Kobolu8311/
Kovulu833/
Kouboulou8014/
Kuybulu77136/
Kubulus77102/
Kubuilu7751/
Kabuelu7748/
Koybolu7718/
Kabullu779/
Kabuulu772/
Kabaulu771/
Khabulu771/
Kabuleu771/
Kompulu771/
Kubutlu771/
Kaboulou71213/
Cobuluis7122/
Khubutlu713/
Kabuluha712/
Khubuhlu711/
Kabulluh711/
Kabolu6769/
Kubolu6731/
Kouvoulou6711/
Cabulu673/
Khaboulou671/
Kuvulu671/
Kabulü671/
Kaboğlu621,027/
Kampulu62377/
Kobolou62230/
Kabielu6234/
Kuvuilu624/
Kavuulu624/
Kaboolu623/
Kabholu621/
Kobolau621/
Kauvulu621/
Kamphulu57183/
Koubolou5799/

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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 Kobulu
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