Zobah Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zobah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zobah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zobah (286) may also be a first name.

Zobah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zobah is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zobah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zobah is the 1,290,735th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zobah reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 523,065th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 286 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Excluding Egypt Zobah exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zobeah9119/
Zobaha9115/
Zoebah917/
Zoubah916/
Zoobah911/
Zoba894,355/
Zoebeah831/
Zouba801,864/
Zabah801,423/
Zobaa801,165/
Dzoba80244/
Zebah80130/
Zobay8074/
Zhoba8042/
Zobai8036/
Czoba8034/
Zobea8028/
Zoeba806/
Zoiba805/
Zoboh805/
Zobho804/
Zooba802/
Zuoba801/
Zobau801/
Zsoba801/
Ziabah731,287/
Zoubai73771/
Zoubaa73556/
Zaabah73380/
Chobah73242/
Zuobai73141/
Zabahy7359/
Dzhoba7320/
Zaebah7311/
Dzouba738/
Chzoba737/
Czobat737/
Zabaha735/
Zabahu735/
Zoubea735/
Dzebah734/
Zoubay734/
Zebbah734/
Cobhah732/
Zhuoba732/
Zebaih731/
Zoeboh731/
Zoebay731/
Zahbah731/
Zabhah731/
Zoobaa731/
Cobeah731/
Hzabah731/
Dzabah731/
Zabauh731/
Cobauh730/
Zeba6728,002/
Coba6718,047/
Zaba678,464/
Zobo677,674/
Çoba67299/
Choubah6723/
Zhaabah6720/
Zhoubai6710/
Za'abah673/
Zhuobai673/
Zéba672/
Zsoubaa671/
Zebahah671/
Zêba671/
Zoubouh671/
Chobaih671/

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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 Zobah
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