Kobuwe Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

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

Kobuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167

Kobuwe (10) may also be a first name.

Kobuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobuwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobuwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Kobuwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kobuwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename on earth, held by 10 people.

Kobuwe is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 20 percent are found.

Kobuwe Last Name Statistics demography

Kobuwe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning R 228,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koubouwe861/
Kabuwe83309/
Kobowe8328/
Kobuwa8320/
Kubuwe831/
Kabouwe771/
Kobeube771/
Koubeube7110/
Kubushwe713/
Kabuwa67388/
Kabube6738/
Kabouw6712/
Kubuwa678/
Kabauw673/
Kabowe673/
Kubowe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kobuwe
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