Kobz Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kobz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kobz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobz (Russian: Кобз) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kobz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Kobz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Kobz reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Kobz is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Kobz is most numerous in: California, where 85 percent live, Alabama, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

Kobz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kobz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kobz last name increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kobz surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Kobz earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 124.83% more than the national average, earning $97,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobzh89110/
Khobz891/
Kobsz891/
Khoubz801/
Kobs753,401/
Kabz75162/
Kovz756/
Kopz751/
Qobz751/
Kobc751/
Kobzová73624/
Kobzova73197/
Koobs67427/
Kobci67106/
Kubsz67103/
Kaabz6793/
Kabsz6724/
Kebsz6718/
Keebz679/
Kobše677/
Kobch677/
Kopsz676/
Kobse673/
Koopz672/
Kopcz672/
Khabz671/
Khobzova671/
Kabtz670/
Koebs670/
Koptz670/

Kobz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobz in the Russian language
Кобзkobz-

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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 Kobz
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