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 last name Çobaj occurs more in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Cobaj or Čobaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Çobaj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 299,328th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. Çobaj 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.

Çobaj is most commonly held in Albania, where it is borne by 1,269 people, or 1 in 2,296. In Albania Çobaj is most prevalent in: Fier County, where 52 percent are found, Shkodër County, where 26 percent are found and Vlorë County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Albania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Çobaj
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