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 is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cobaj or Čobaj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çobaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Çobaj is the 299,328th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Çobaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in Albano-Europe.

It is most common in Albania, where it is held by 1,269 people, or 1 in 2,296. In Albania it is primarily found in: Fier County, where 52 percent live, Shkodër County, where 26 percent live and Vlorë County, where 12 percent live. Outside of Albania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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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