Kobun Surname

98,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kobun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,0391:31,6523,041
Thailand7391:95,58613,540
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Kobun (11,994) may also be a first name.

Kobun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobun (Russian: Кобун) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kobun.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobun? popularity and diffusion

Kobun is the 98,135th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,508,184 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kobun live; 84 percent live in East Asia and 84 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 54,186th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 11,994 people.

This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 4,039 people, or 1 in 31,652. In Japan Kobun is primarily found in: Kōchi Prefecture, where 52 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 6 percent live. Barring Japan Kobun is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobune912,312/
Khobun91117/
Kkobun916/
Kobuin912/
Koboun911/
Kobund910/
Khobung83960/
Khotbun8320/
Koboune831/
Kobon801,609/
Kabun80391/
Cobun80148/
Kubun8087/
Kebun8051/
Kobussen77353/
Kobunova7728/
Khoibung776/
Kouboung771/
Kobuchin771/
Khoubung771/
Khuobung771/
Kabuin73364/
Khabun73243/
Khubun73135/
Kabune7371/
Kaboun7341/
Kovhun7319/
Kubuin7318/
Koboon7314/
Koivun7314/
Kubaun7311/
Kabaun735/
Cobung735/
Kompun734/
Kebuin733/
Cobunn732/
Koubon731/
Kutbun731/
Cobuin731/
Kovoun731/
Khobon731/
Koubum731/
Coboun730/
Cohbun730/
Cobune730/
Cosbun730/
Khoboon67126/
Kaaboun6725/
Kooboon6723/
Koumpun6722/
Khubuun6718/
Khaboun6712/
Kohbaum6710/
Kampoun6710/
Koompun6710/
Kumpoun6710/
Kaboune676/
Khonpun675/
Khoibon675/
Khoboen674/
Kabutyn673/
Keuboun673/
Kompoun672/
Kabuten672/
Khompun672/
Koonpun672/
Kahbaun672/
Kathbun671/
Khoibussin671/
Kasbaun671/
Kabungq671/
Kabutin671/
Kubusin671/
Kompaun671/
Keubung671/
Kabhuin671/
Kahbuin671/
Kahbung671/
Kobusingue671/
Koiboum671/
Cobutin671/
Kohboon671/
Kosbaum670/

Kobun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobun in the Russian language
Кобунkobun-

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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 Kobun
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