Kobza Surname

128,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kobza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,3421:28,3224,303
United States8521:425,42136,806
Czechia4401:24,1673,757
Hungary2191:44,8234,764
Slovakia2011:26,5504,510
Ukraine1721:264,66734,413
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Germany881:914,83564,706
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Austria121:709,62061,025
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Kobża (1) are calculated separately.

Kobza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobza (Georgian: კობზა, Hindi: कोब्जा, Russian: Кобза) is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kobża. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,008th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,057,466 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kobza live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Kobza is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 1,342 people, or 1 in 28,322. Barring Poland Kobza is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Czechia, where 12 percent live.

Kobza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kobza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kobza surname expanded 9,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kobza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kobza surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kobza surname are 22.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kobza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.84% more than the national average, earning $61,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobża931/
Kobzaň912/
Kobzaz911/
Khobza911/
Khoubza83204/
Kotbzah831/
Kabza801,046/
Kobsa80271/
Kovza80228/
Kobzi8074/
Kebza8074/
Kubza8036/
Cobza8031/
Kobzo805/
Kobca802/
Kopza801/
Khobhzah771/
Khobzi731,262/
Kopcza73254/
Kobzyi73252/
Kobzos73162/
Kobzei73149/
Kobzey7374/
Kobsah7365/
Kabzai7363/
Cobzas7361/
Kebzai7346/
Kabzia7319/
Kobzáň7318/
Kabzas7316/
Kobzás7312/
Kobjai7311/
Kobzej7310/
Kobzer737/
Khabza737/
Khobzy737/
Kopzat734/
Kobzoš733/
Cobzaş732/
Koibsa731/
Khobja731/
Kobjah731/
Cobzaș731/
Kobzeu731/
Kabzaa731/
Kobzaňová712/
Khoshbzai711/
Khoubzi67515/
Khobzei67196/
Khabzai67128/
Khobsah67121/
Khobzey6730/
Kobzyst6723/
Khobjai6723/
Kobzist674/
Kobchai672/
Kgabzaa671/
Kopzcha671/
Kobzett671/
Kobzets671/
Kobtsoa671/
Khoobzi671/
Khopzai671/
Kobzier670/

Kobza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobza in the Georgian language
კობზაkobza-
Kobza in the Hindi language
कोब्जाkobja-
Kobza in the Russian language
Кобзаkobza-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kobza
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