Kokubu Surname

23,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kokubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan22,7961:5,608884
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kokubu (41) may also be a first name.

Kokubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kokubu occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kokubu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kokubu is the 23,625th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 317,734 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kokubu live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kokubu is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 41 people.

The last name Kokubu is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 22,796 people, or 1 in 5,608. In Japan it is most numerous in: Fukushima Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kokubu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kokubu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Kokubu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.63% more than the national average, earning $65,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koukubu921/
Kakubu837,863/
Kokobu8375/
Kukubu8313/
Kekubu831/
Koukoubou80157/
Koukuibou801/
Kakhubu7734/
Kukubeu774/
Kekubou771/
Kocubus771/
Kakuubu771/
Koquibou711/
Kakoubou711/
Koucoubou6770/
Kakibu6767/
Koukouvou6722/
Kakobu6721/
Kocobu671/
Kokobou62170/
Kakumpu6214/
Kokibau621/
Quackubush501/

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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 Kokubu
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