Kolobo Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kolobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Botswana441:49,7039,263
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kolobo (43) may also be a first name.

Kolobo Last Name Facts

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

Kolobo (Russian: Колобо) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolobo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kolobo reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kolobo is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 43 people.

The surname Kolobo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria Kolobo is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 45 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 35 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koloboi9267/
Kolobou9253/
Koloboy922/
Kolobos922/
Koloobo922/
Koloboa922/
Kholobo921/
Koulobou8614/
Kollobou867/
Kolobhoi861/
Koloba83929/
Kalobo83849/
Kelobo83159/
Kolubo83107/
Kulobo8346/
Kolabo8319/
Colobo837/
Kolebo833/
Kouloubou8016/
Kouloubos8010/
Kolabou77237/
Kolompo7794/
Koluboi7737/
Koliabo7736/
Koulabo7727/
Kaliobo7721/
Koulebo7711/
Kholabo779/
Kolouba779/
Kolobah779/
Kolobha779/
Kalobou775/
Kouloba774/
Kolovoy772/
Khalobo772/
Kolebou771/
Kolabod771/
Koloova771/
Koluboh771/
Kalyobo771/
Kalhobo771/
Kolloba771/
Kgoloba771/
Kolovoi771/
Kotloba770/
Koulobah71420/
Kolompoy71395/
Kolompoi7132/
Kollabou7113/
Kaloubou7111/
Kolliabo715/
Kolaboot714/
Koulouba714/
Kolobaus711/
Koulabou711/
Kollaboi711/
Kollovoj711/
Khohloba711/
Koulaboo711/
Kholompo711/
Kollobah711/
Coloboch710/
Kuloba6710,285/
Kalabo675,338/
Kaloba674,646/
Kalebo671,262/
Koleba67318/
Koluba67106/
Kelebo6777/
Kolaba6763/
Kolavo6760/
Calobo6756/
Kelabo6756/
Coloba6731/
Kälebo6727/
Kulabo6727/
Kalubo6724/
Keloba675/
Colabo674/
Kouliabou672/
Koulaboud672/
Kulubo672/
Kouloubas671/
Colebo671/
Qoloba671/
Koolaboot671/

Kolobo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolobo in the Russian language
Колобоkolobo-

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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
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  • 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 Kolobo
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