Kohb Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kohb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kohb Last Name Facts

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

Kohb is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohb? popularity and diffusion

Kohb is the 3,100,440th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kohb are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,981,684. In Germany it is primarily found in: Berlin, where 93 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent are found and Belarus, where 8 percent are found.

Kohb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kohb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kohb surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kob864,355/
Khob755,156/
Koob754,953/
Khab75840/
Kohv75443/
Kobh75389/
Koib75168/
Koub75122/
Koph7511/
Kuob757/
Kobp752/
Kcob752/
Kovh752/
Kohp751/
Ckob751/
Koyb751/
Kosb751/
Kahb750/
Kootb67183/
Khoib67105/
Kathb6791/
Khoob6736/
Kahab6730/
Kophs6726/
Kohpe6716/
Khabh6714/
Kopch6714/
Kophe6711/
Khoph678/
Khoub673/
Gkhab672/
Kopsh672/
Khaab672/
Khaub672/
Kobht671/
Qoshb671/
Khahb671/
Khabs671/
Khabz671/
Khotb671/
Koubh671/
Khhab671/
Khobz671/
Hkoub671/
Kahbs671/
Kobsz671/

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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 Kohb
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