Kobutu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kobutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kobutu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobutu is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobutu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kobutu is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Kobutu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kobutu live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kobutu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 93 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koboutou865/
Kobutuha861/
Kabutu832,518/
Kubutu83293/
Kebutu834/
Kobotu831/
Kouboutou801/
Kabuthu77633/
Kabuitu77182/
Kabuutu777/
Kabuetu774/
Kowautu772/
Komputu771/
Kabuteu771/
Kebuthu771/
Kabuitui714/
Kaboutou711/
Kawoutou711/
Kabotu67266/
Kawutu67120/
Kavutu67110/
Kawotu6727/
Cabutu676/
Kovotu671/
Kawouthut671/
Kamputu62465/
Kavuştu62346/
Kumputu6275/
Kavuthu6264/
Kawuutu624/
Kawuttu623/
Kaabotu623/
Kabhotu621/
Kobotou621/
Kavottu621/
Kauwutu621/
Gcobotu621/
Khuvutu621/
Kabottu621/
Kaubotu621/
Kavushtu574/
Khuvuthu572/
Kamphuthu53105/
Cavutu501/

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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 Kobutu
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