Koba is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Koba
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Koba

How popular is Koba?

Koba is common in Japan.

Koba is ranked 16239 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kobas plummeted by 4.656319 per cent to 430 since 2000 and slipped by 4174 spots and ranked at 48995. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.02 69.18
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 17.21 22.62
Koba is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan while Benin is ahead in terms of density. Around 32390 people have been found who wears Koba as their family name. Koba is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
88,966 Czech Republic7
46,707 New Zealand5
3,259 Ivory Coast5
5,779 Uganda4
1,387 Togo4
12,383 Armenia4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
46,068 Philippines3
1,817 Marshall Islands3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
78,945 Argentina3
14,193 Egypt3
5,051 Tajikistan3
108,034 Italy3
8,926 Cameroon3
10,395 Latvia2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
34,681 Norway2
34,572 Israel2
19,046 Ireland2
118,441 Germany2
24,269 Peru2
21,929 Algeria2
28,232 Morocco2
65,594 Belgium2
20,595 China2
613 Central African Republic1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
2,505 Congo1
10,958 Bangladesh1
30,360 Thailand1
12,741 Ecuador1
19,810 Croatia1
734 Chad1
25,746 Finland1
7,847 Albania1
2,715 Gabon1
2,057 Myanmar1
36,814 Romania1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
36,678 Singapore1
24,421 Slovakia1
7,895 South Korea1
5,589 Sudan1
81,201 Switzerland1
17,575 Kuwait1
40,340 Malaysia1
14,644 Tunisia1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
20,172 Hungary1
17,236 Ghana1
17,768 Pakistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,111 Georgia47
110,032 Canada23
23,914 Denmark20
78,041 Spain19
69,202 Netherlands18
4,118 Senegal16
12,285 Burkina Faso15
13,188 Azerbaijan14
109,551 Australia13
29,987 Moldova12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,655 England86
4,100 Mauritania71
Countries with hundreds of Koba:
14,496 Brazil922
18,028 Indonesia646
10,268 South Africa621
51,093 United States518
7,264 Kazakhstan372
13,426 Kenya314
79,820 India305
6,221 Belarus247
27,627 Turkey175
71,478 France135
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Koba:
1,379 Ukraine3,672
6,391 Russia2,949
667 Benin2,812
616 Niger2,454
3,032 Tanzania1,715
4,791 Poland1,241
Countries with ten thousands of Koba:
1,237 Japan12,727
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Comments

R
Rosann Chesney
 The origin of the name is the Basque Surname Koba comes from the word meaning the cavity, the cave - Latin cova - the name specifies a characteristic of the ancestral home.

Koba Namesakes

  • Masao Kobayashi, Japanese Politician
  • Addie Kobayashi, Author
  • Motofumi Kobayashi, Artist
  • Ai Kobayashi, Voice actress
  • Aika Kobayashi, Musical Artist
  • Aimi Kobayashi, Classical pianist
  • Sayaka Kobayashi, Actress
  • Osamu Kobayashi, Animator
  • Akemi Kobayashi, Actress
  • Akiko Kobayashi, Singer

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