Köbis Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Köbis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köbis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Kobis (745) & Kobiś (49) are calculated separately.

Köbis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Köbis is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kobis or Kobiś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köbis? popularity and diffusion

Köbis is the 1,775,494th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köbis reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Köbis is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 766,719. In Germany Köbis is mostly found in: Thuringia, where 76 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 11 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobis93745/
Kobiś8749/
Köbisch8349/
Kabis80538/
Kebis80203/
Kebish73216/
Kabais73119/
Kaebis7369/
Kobish7344/
Kabish7342/
Kobisz7335/
Kabisz7323/
Kobies738/
Kobeis735/
Khabis734/
Kobais734/
Kabiss733/
Kebisz732/
Kobizs731/
Kuibis731/
Khobis731/
Kabois731/
Kebies731/
Kobiss731/
Kabisch671,724/
Kebaish67359/
Kabiesz67288/
Käbisch67235/
Kobisch67156/
Kaabish67155/
Kabhais6717/
Kebeish674/
Kobiesz671/
Khabais671/

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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 Köbis
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