Foba Surname
Approximately 4,017 people bear this surname
Foba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,926 | 1:7,057 | 1,004 |
| Cameroon | 785 | 1:26,457 | 3,600 |
| Ivory Coast | 766 | 1:30,119 | 2,058 |
| Senegal | 174 | 1:83,789 | 979 |
| South Africa | 155 | 1:349,534 | 32,108 |
| Mauritania | 135 | 1:30,332 | 2,507 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Foba (1,595) may also be a first name.
Foba Demographics
Average Foba Salary in
South Africa
R 403,356
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Foba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺑﺎ, Russian: Фоба) has its highest incidence in Chad. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Foba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Foba is the 115,019th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,814,176 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Foba reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 193,558th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,595 people.
This last name is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 1,926 people, or 1 in 7,057. Apart from Chad this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent live.
Foba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Foba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foba last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Foba Last Name Statistics demography
Foba earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.74% more than the national average, earning R 403,356 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouba | 89 | 1,403 | / |
| Fobah | 89 | 445 | / |
| Fobay | 89 | 191 | / |
| Fosba | 89 | 45 | / |
| Foiba | 89 | 29 | / |
| Fobas | 89 | 10 | / |
| Fooba | 89 | 10 | / |
| Fobai | 89 | 6 | / |
| Fobha | 89 | 5 | / |
| Fohba | 89 | 4 | / |
| Foeba | 89 | 3 | / |
| Fobat | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fobad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foubai | 80 | 220 | / |
| Foubay | 80 | 7 | / |
| Foubap | 80 | 6 | / |
| Foubah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Foibay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foebay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foibai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fouhba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ffouba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fobash | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foubea | 80 | 0 | / |
| Faba | 75 | 5,732 | / |
| Fobi | 75 | 2,343 | / |
| Fuba | 75 | 1,221 | / |
| Fobo | 75 | 770 | / |
| Fobe | 75 | 649 | / |
| Voba | 75 | 480 | / |
| Fowa | 75 | 478 | / |
| Feba | 75 | 238 | / |
| Foby | 75 | 143 | / |
| Fova | 75 | 80 | / |
| Fába | 75 | 31 | / |
| Fobé | 75 | 6 | / |
| Féba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fobeaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoba | 67 | 15,996 | / |
| Fosua | 67 | 2,588 | / |
| Fabay | 67 | 1,521 | / |
| Fobes | 67 | 1,125 | / |
| Fauba | 67 | 857 | / |
| Fober | 67 | 780 | / |
| Fabas | 67 | 620 | / |
| Foboi | 67 | 365 | / |
| Fobie | 67 | 360 | / |
| Feuba | 67 | 285 | / |
| Fabea | 67 | 282 | / |
| Fouwa | 67 | 159 | / |
| Fowah | 67 | 146 | / |
| Fabaz | 67 | 142 | / |
| Foibe | 67 | 138 | / |
| Fosby | 67 | 120 | / |
| Fobou | 67 | 104 | / |
| Vobah | 67 | 87 | / |
| Foube | 67 | 84 | / |
| Foubi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Fobis | 67 | 72 | / |
| Fobid | 67 | 63 | / |
| Fowai | 67 | 59 | / |
| Fubah | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vooba | 67 | 52 | / |
| Febau | 67 | 34 | / |
| Foebe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fabad | 67 | 26 | / |
| Febai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fabah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fabat | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fovad | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fobih | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fabai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fobit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fobeu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fosbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fobeh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foiva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fowaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pfuba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fubai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faaba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fonpa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foboy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fuoua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fobey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fompa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foubo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foobe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fobos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Febaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vobha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fouva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fooby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fatba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fobet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foboh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fouby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fabaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fobio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fobee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fabga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Febah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fabaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fowap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fotbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fabha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fubad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fowaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vobaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foboj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vobai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Futba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Febay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fohbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovaș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fowga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fowwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobuj | 67 | 1 | / |
Foba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﺑﺎ | fwba | - |
| Foba in the Russian language | ||
| Фоба | foba | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foba
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