Kolobi Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kolobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3511:154,35217,426
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Benin421:246,08621,801
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kolobi (50) may also be a first name.

Kolobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolobi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolobi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 654,010th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name Kolobi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolobi are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 50 people.

The last name Kolobi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 154,352. In South Africa Kolobi is mostly found in: Free State, where 43 percent are found, North West, where 25 percent are found and Gauteng, where 23 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Benin, where 9 percent are found.

Kolobi Last Name Statistics demography

Kolobi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.68% less than the national average, earning R 112,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koloboi9267/
Kolobai9212/
Kolobyi924/
Kholobi923/
Kgolobi923/
Kolobio922/
Kolobis921/
Kolobhi921/
Kotlobai86163/
Kholobis8637/
Kouloubi8626/
Kholobhi864/
Kolobitz862/
Kolobich861/
Kolobhoi861/
Kohlobai861/
Koloibai861/
Kolobe836,587/
Koloba83929/
Qolobi83297/
Kalobi83241/
Kolabi83116/
Kulobi8376/
Kolovi8346/
Kolubi8321/
Kolebi833/
Kelobi832/
Colobi831/
Kouloubis8029/
Kolobitch806/
Kouloubai801/
Kolyubi77485/
Kolubai77150/
Colobio7741/
Kolovai7741/
Koluboi7737/
Kolobay7727/
Kgolobe7720/
Kollovi7718/
Koolabi7715/
Kulobai7713/
Kolobea7710/
Kolobha779/
Kolouba779/
Kolabhi777/
Kalobai776/
Kolobey774/
Kouloba774/
Kholobe774/
Koloboa772/
Koloboy772/
Kaloubi772/
Kolebai771/
Kolebhi771/
Kohlubi771/
Kolloba771/
Kolompi771/
Kaluobi771/
Kolouvi771/
Kolovoi771/
Kollobe770/
Kalloubi71672/
Kotlubei71230/
Kolobych71153/
Kotlubai71129/
Kolabhai7168/
Kolompoi7132/
Kallobai7131/
Kotlabai7114/
Kholobes7110/
Katlobai7110/
Khalobis717/
Kolobycz717/
Koulouvi714/
Koulouba714/
Khalobai711/
Kaloubis711/
Kolabhoi711/
Kollaboi711/
Colobish711/
Khaloubi711/
Koilabui711/
Koulabai711/
Coloubie711/
Khohloba711/
Kohlubai711/
Kollubai711/
Kholobyt711/
Kalubi6734,021/
Kuloba6710,285/
Kaloba674,646/
Kalabi672,455/
Kalebi671,406/
Kulubi67475/
Kelebi67400/
Kalobe67397/
Kouloumpi67214/
Khotlubei67178/
Colubi67165/
Koluba67106/
Kolabe6796/
Kulabi6767/
Coloby6764/
Kolaba6763/
Coloba6731/
Kolube6724/
Kholabhai6717/
Colobe6717/
Kulobe6716/
Kelabi6713/
Couloubis6710/
Kaloobhai677/
Colovi674/
Kolebe673/
Khotlubyi673/
Kolaby672/
Kolovy671/
Koylabhai671/
Qolubi671/
Qolobe671/
Culobi671/
Kelobe671/
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 Kolobi
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