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Surname Kolbe (Kolbe , Колбе , كولبي) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Kolbe is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Austria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Hungary. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and South Africa. Very seldom, Kolbe is the forename as well as the last name.