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In the world, Köbes (Jacobus , Köbes) is a common boy's first name. The first name Köbes is habitual in South Africa, where it is a common male name, Suriname, where it is quite a common male name, and Namibia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in South Africa, Indonesia, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Köbes is the last name as well as the forename.
Köbes is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jacobus , the operatic character in the opera Brockes-Passion (Händel), Brockes Passion and Jacobus Van Curlet , the character in the opera The Goveror's Vrouw by John Erskine, The Governor's Vrouw.