Fangbe Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Fangbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 228 | 1:51,903 | 672 |
| Benin | 168 | 1:61,521 | 7,570 |
| Ivory Coast | 55 | 1:419,477 | 14,125 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
The alternate forms: Fangbé (1) are calculated separately.
Fangbe (18) may also be a first name.
Fangbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fangbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fangbe is found most in Guinea. It can appear as a variant: Fangbé. For other potential spellings of Fangbe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fangbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 646,966th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Fangbe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Mande Africa. Fangbe is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
This last name is most common in Guinea, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 51,903. In Guinea it is primarily found in: Nzérékoré Region, where 99 percent live, Conakry Region, where 0 percent live and Kankan Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 36 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fangbé | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fangbeu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Fhangbe | 92 | 8 | / |
| Fagbe | 91 | 427 | / |
| Fongbe | 83 | 4,368 | / |
| Fangbi | 83 | 501 | / |
| Fangue | 83 | 491 | / |
| Fangba | 83 | 37 | / |
| Fangwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Vangbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fagbei | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fagbie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faigbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foungbe | 77 | 261 | / |
| Fongbeh | 77 | 101 | / |
| Fangoue | 77 | 31 | / |
| Fangwei | 77 | 16 | / |
| Fanguey | 77 | 6 | / |
| Fangbai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fanghue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faungue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feagbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vagbe | 73 | 250 | / |
| Fagba | 73 | 241 | / |
| Fogbe | 73 | 92 | / |
| Fagbi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fagby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fongbeth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phangbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanguhes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fongue | 67 | 772 | / |
| Fongwe | 67 | 224 | / |
| Vagbeu | 67 | 147 | / |
| Fongba | 67 | 114 | / |
| Fangwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fagbai | 67 | 50 | / |
| Fankwe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Vangby | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fangwi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fangui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Feigbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fougbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vongbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fankue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foigbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fanque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaghbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faigba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vagbeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faygba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fogbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feugbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasshgber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagbaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famgue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Fangbe
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