Qoabi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Qoabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Qoabi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Qoabi (20) may also be a first name.

Qoabi Last Name Facts

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

Qoabi is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qoabi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Qoabi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qoabi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho Qoabi is most common in: Qacha's Nek District, where 46 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 31 percent live and Berea District, where 12 percent live. Aside from Lesotho Qoabi exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qouasbi831/
Koabi802/
Coabi801/
Qoabe801/
Kouabi739/
Koaibi738/
Qcoabe732/
Kohabi731/
Kgoabi731/
Khoabi731/
Kouabie6727/
Kouaibi674/
Khouabi673/
Khoabai671/
Kouabis671/
Kouaboi671/
Qoabeer671/
Coatbai671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Qoabi
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