Cognomen Kobayashi (コバヤシ 
, 小林 
, Kobayashi 
, and others...) , around the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Kobayashi is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare surname, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Japan, and Brazil. More prevalently, Kobayashi is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| コバヤシ | Japan |
| 小林 | Japan, China |
| Kobayashi | China, Japan, Indonesia, United States, Brazil |
| Кобаяси, Кобаяши | Russia |
Furubayashi, Gobayashi, Kobashi, Kobasi, Kobayasi, Kobayaşi, Kohashi, Kohayashi, Obase, Obashi, Obasi, Obayasi, Ohashi, Ohasi, Ohayashi, Ohayasi, Даисукэ, Кадзуо, Кобаясі, Мари, Масами, Масаюки, Мики, Нобуо, Обаси, Охаси, Сусуму, Тадао, Тадаси, Такаси, Такэси, Хироси, Хироюки, Юки, Ютака, โคบายาชิ, 古林, and 小橋
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teruaki kobayashi Japanese educator (b. 1878) |
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michio kobayashi (b. 1914) |
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ann kobayashi American politician, US (b. 1937) |
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| shigekazu kobayashi Japanese natural history painter (b. 1887) |
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| iku kobayashi (b. 1881) |
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| masaichi kobayashi Japanese architect (1891-1973) (b. 1891) |
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| yūshi kobayashi Japanese photographer (b. 1898) |
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| asaji kobayashi Japanese painter (b. 1898) |
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| mokichi kobayashi Japanese Esperantist, JP (b. 1899) |
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| kobayashi kanji (b. 1892) |
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| ritsudo kobayashi Japanese painter (b. 1903) |
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leslie e. kobayashi Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, US (b. 1957) |
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| hideharu kobayashi (b. 1901) |
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| haruo kobayashi (b. 1903) |
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| bert t. kobayashi American judge, US (b. 1916) |
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