Fabou Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Fabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 203 | 1:102,311 | 12,070 |
| Mauritania | 43 | 1:95,229 | 5,961 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Fabou (2,114) may also be a first name.
Fabou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fabou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺑﻮ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fabou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fabou is the 910,497th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Fabou occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fabou are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fabou is also the 163,517th most commonly used forename globally, held by 2,114 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 102,311. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent are found, Centre Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Fabou occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 15 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fabou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺑﻮ | fabw | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fabou
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