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    The surname Cobian

    A surname, carried by 3,548 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C150

    Cobian: #9,192 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cobian #9,192, 3,548 people Cobian: #9,192 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cobian #9,192, 3,548 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cobian is more common than 94.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,548 people named Cobian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,020 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,616.

    #9,192
    rank among US surnames
    3,548
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.6%
    change since 2000 (was #11,126)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,184Liberty3,55286,922
    #9,186Scalise3,55186,946
    #9,190Fetzer3,55086,971
    #9,192Jimerson3,54887,020
    #9,195Samano3,54787,044
    #9,199Schumaker3,54587,093

    Who is named Cobian

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Cobian identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Cobians

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Juan Carlos Cobian
      Argentine bandleader and tango composer (1888–1953)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cobian

    Cobian has the Soundex code C150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C150.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Cobian?
    3,548 people in the United States had the surname Cobian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,020 Americans. It ranked 9,192nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cobian?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Cobian identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cobian?
    Juan Carlos Cobian, Argentine bandleader and tango composer (1888–1953).
    Where is the surname Cobian most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cobian in Argentina.
    Is the surname Cobian getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,548 in 2010, up 36%.