Kobus Surname

38,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kobus Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of Kobus, a pet form of Jacobus (the supplanter).

Kobus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8,6271:4,406482
United States1,8431:196,66819,385
Germany1,1661:69,0448,833
Netherlands4581:36,8726,211
South Africa4521:119,86214,242
Brazil3591:596,30722,253
France1541:431,31662,491
Russia1381:1,044,37079,541
Canada971:379,85133,859
Belarus681:139,72119,665
England681:819,38343,863
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Ukraine591:771,57178,489
Israel411:208,72320,048
Australia331:818,05251,601
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Norway141:367,30634,015
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Kobuš (41) & Kobuś (33) are calculated separately.

Kobus (8,937) may also be a first name.

Kobus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of Kobus, a pet form of Jacobus (the supplanter).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kobus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobus (Georgian: კობუს, Russian: Кобус) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kobuš or Kobuś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,250th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 529,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Kobus are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 66,024th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 8,937 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 8,627 people, or 1 in 4,406. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Kobus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kobus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,088 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kobus surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kobus last name are 9.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kobus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.65% less than the national average, earning 281,553 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.96% less than the national average, earning R 152,172 per year; in United States they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $47,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% less than the national average, earning $47,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobuš9341/
Kobuś9333/
Kobush9169/
Kobusz9139/
Kobuhs9111/
Kobuse9110/
Koobus9110/
Kohbus915/
Kobuss915/
Koubus914/
Kobust911/
Kotbus911/
Kobusch83803/
Koobuse8388/
Kottbus8330/
Koubous832/
Kobos802,003/
Kabus801,683/
Kubus801,171/
Cobus80514/
Kebus80206/
Kobuz8069/
Kobuß8045/
Kobós807/
Kotbusch776/
Kobusova775/
Kobusová774/
Kobushse771/
Khosbush771/
Khoboush771/
Koussbus771/
Koebusch770/
Kabous731,184/
Kujbus73565/
Kabush73270/
Kompus73268/
Kabuse73259/
Kabuss7344/
Kobosz7342/
Kuybus7335/
Kobosh7335/
Kobuch7330/
Khabus7321/
Kuibus7310/
Kaebus735/
Koubos735/
Kubuse734/
Kubusz734/
Kubush734/
Kebush734/
Kubuis732/
Koibos732/
Kaabus731/
Kahbus731/
Kobuce731/
Kabusz731/
Kabeus731/
Khubus731/
Kabaus731/
Keebus731/
Cobush731/
Kottbusch717/
Koubusová714/
Khoshbush712/
Kabouss67448/
Khabous67333/
Kaabous67182/
Kubusch67146/
Kaboush67135/
Kabusch67109/
Kabushe6775/
Kubushe6720/
Kompusz6719/
Khobouz6710/
Khabush6710/
Kobosch678/
Khobosh674/
Kabouse674/
Kabuuse673/
Kobouch672/
Kujbusz672/
Cobusch671/
Kuboush671/
Kebouss671/
Kavoush671/
Khubuse671/
Kobuitz670/

Kobus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobus in the Georgian language
კობუსkobus-
Kobus in the Russian language
Кобусkobus-

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