Çobaj Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Çobaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Çobaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1,2691:2,296395
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cobaj (231) & Čobaj (24) are calculated separately.

Çobaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Çobaj has its highest incidence in Albania. It may occur in the variant forms: Cobaj or Čobaj. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çobaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Çobaj is the 299,328th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Çobaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 1,269 people, or 1 in 2,296. In Albania Çobaj is most frequent in: Fier County, where 52 percent reside, Shkodër County, where 26 percent reside and Vlorë County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Albania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobaj93231/
Čobaj9324/
Çoba89299/
Çobaş80185/
Zobaj807/
Sobaj803/
Çobas802/
Sobajo73244/
Sobaji7361/
Sobaje7349/
Sobaja7312/
Zobaji738/
Shobaj734/
Soba6727,316/
Coba6718,047/
Zoba674,355/
Šoba67384/
Shobajo67313/
Sobhaji67276/
Xoba6783/
Csobaji6751/
Çova6715/
Çobi676/
Shobaji675/
Soebajo675/
Çobe673/
Soubajy672/
Cobj671/

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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 Çobaj
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