Foba Surname

115,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Foba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad1,9261:7,0571,004
Cameroon7851:26,4573,600
Ivory Coast7661:30,1192,058
Senegal1741:83,789979
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
Mauritania1351:30,3322,507
Benin291:356,40027,355
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Liberia61:734,75629,369
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Foba (1,595) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouba891,403/
Fobah89445/
Fobay89191/
Fosba8945/
Foiba8929/
Fobas8910/
Fooba8910/
Fobai896/
Fobha895/
Fohba894/
Foeba893/
Fobat892/
Fobad891/
Foubai80220/
Foubay807/
Foubap806/
Foubah802/
Foibay801/
Foebay801/
Foibai801/
Fouhba801/
Ffouba801/
Fobash800/
Foubea800/
Faba755,732/
Fobi752,343/
Fuba751,221/
Fobo75770/
Fobe75649/
Voba75480/
Fowa75478/
Feba75238/
Foby75143/
Fova7580/
Fába7531/
Fobé756/
Féba751/
Fobeaux731/
Phoba6715,996/
Fosua672,588/
Fabay671,521/
Fobes671,125/
Fauba67857/
Fober67780/
Fabas67620/
Foboi67365/
Fobie67360/
Feuba67285/
Fabea67282/
Fouwa67159/
Fowah67146/
Fabaz67142/
Foibe67138/
Fosby67120/
Fobou67104/
Vobah6787/
Foube6784/
Foubi6781/
Fobis6772/
Fobid6763/
Fowai6759/
Fubah6753/
Vooba6752/
Febau6734/
Foebe6731/
Fabad6726/
Febai6724/
Fabah6723/
Fabat6718/
Fovad6715/
Fobih6713/
Fabai6712/
Fobit6712/
Fobeu6711/
Fosbo6710/
Fobeh679/
Foiva678/
Fowaa677/
Pfuba677/
Fubai677/
Faaba676/
Fonpa676/
Foboy675/
Fuoua674/
Fobey674/
Fompa674/
Foubo674/
Foobe674/
Fobos674/
Febaa673/
Vobha673/
Fouva673/
Fooby673/
Fatba673/
Fobet673/
Foboh673/
Fouby673/
Fabaa673/
Fobio672/
Fobee672/
Fuobo672/
Fabga672/
Febah672/
Fabaj672/
Fowap672/
Foobo672/
Fotbe672/
Fabha672/
Fubad672/
Fowaj672/
Feeba671/
Fovaj671/
Vobaa671/
Foibo671/
Foboj671/
Fobui671/
Fuowa671/
Vobai671/
Futba671/
Fuuba671/
Fuiba671/
Febay671/
Fobho671/
Fobot671/
Fohbo671/
Fovas671/
Fovaș671/
Fovea671/
Fooua671/
Faboa671/
Fobei671/
Fobed671/
Favoa671/
Fowga671/
Fowwa671/
Fobuj671/

Foba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﺑﺎfwba-
Foba in the Russian language
Фобаfoba-

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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 Foba
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