Kolobe Surname

74,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kolobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3461:12,4661,548
Lesotho1,0841:1,875210
Botswana6341:3,449469
Uganda1571:248,65818,515
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kolobe (3,171) may also be a first name.

Kolobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolobe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,623rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,106,353 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolobe reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 127,649th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 3,171 people.

The last name Kolobe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,346 people, or 1 in 12,466. In South Africa Kolobe is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 27 percent are found, Free State, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 20 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Kolobe is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 16 percent are found and Botswana, where 10 percent are found.

Kolobe Last Name Statistics demography

Kolobe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.08% less than the national average, earning R 156,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgolobe9220/
Kolobea9210/
Kolobey924/
Kholobe924/
Kollobe920/
Kholobes8610/
Koloba83929/
Kolobi83461/
Kalobe83397/
Kolabe8396/
Kolube8324/
Colobe8317/
Kulobe8316/
Kolebe833/
Qolobe831/
Kelobe831/
Koloboi7767/
Kolaber7765/
Kalobea7747/
Kolobay7727/
Khalobe7721/
Koulabe7718/
Kolobai7712/
Kholabe7711/
Kaloobe7711/
Kolobha779/
Kolouba779/
Kollabe776/
Kouloba774/
Kolobyi774/
Kholobi773/
Kgolobi773/
Koloboa772/
Coulobe772/
Kholebe772/
Kolobio772/
Kolubeh772/
Colober772/
Koloboy772/
Kolabej771/
Kolabhe771/
Kaloube771/
Kolebeu771/
Kolloba771/
Kolobis771/
Kolobhi771/
Kotlubei71230/
Kotlobai71163/
Kolobych71153/
Collober71137/
Kholobis7137/
Kotlubey7131/
Kouloubi7126/
Khahlobe7110/
Kolobycz717/
Koulouba714/
Kholobhi714/
Kolobitz712/
Kolobich711/
Kolobhoi711/
Kholuber711/
Kolhuber711/
Collobet711/
Coloubie711/
Khohloba711/
Kohlobai711/
Koloibai711/
Kholobyt711/
Kuloba6710,285/
Kaloba674,646/
Kalebe672,388/
Kalabe671,496/
Kulube67823/
Kohlhuber67506/
Qolobi67297/
Kalobi67241/
Khotlubei67178/
Kelebe67177/
Khotlubey67132/
Kalube67120/
Kolabi67116/
Koluba67106/
Kulobi6776/
Coloby6764/
Kolaba6763/
Kulabe6760/
Kolovi6746/
Colube6739/
Coloba6731/
Kouloubis6729/
Kolubi6721/
Colove6710/
Culobe679/
Khollovey676/
Kolobitch676/
Kolebi673/
Kolaby672/
Kelobi672/
Kollhuber672/
Kolovy671/
Colabe671/
Koluve671/
Kolonp671/
Kouloubai671/
Calobe671/
Colobi671/
Khollovei671/

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