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 surname Kolobe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolobe? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,346 people, or 1 in 12,466. In South Africa Kolobe is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 27 percent live, Free State, where 21 percent live and North West, where 20 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 16 percent live and Botswana, where 10 percent live.

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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