Fobah Surname
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Fobah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 236 | 1:88,005 | 10,626 |
| Ivory Coast | 144 | 1:160,217 | 7,355 |
| Liberia | 52 | 1:84,780 | 6,985 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
Fobah (132) may also be a first name.
Fobah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fobah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fobah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fobah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fobah is the 671,677th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. Fobah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Fobah live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fobah is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 132 people.
The surname Fobah is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 88,005. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 40 percent live, Southwest Region, where 29 percent live and Centre Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 32 percent live and Liberia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foubah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fobash | 91 | 0 | / |
| Foba | 89 | 4,017 | / |
| Fouba | 80 | 1,403 | / |
| Fobay | 80 | 191 | / |
| Vobah | 80 | 87 | / |
| Fosba | 80 | 45 | / |
| Foiba | 80 | 29 | / |
| Fabah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Fobas | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fooba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fobai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fobha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fohba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foboh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Foeba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fobat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Febah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fobho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fobad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foubai | 73 | 220 | / |
| Fabach | 73 | 76 | / |
| Fuoboh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Fabbah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Vuobah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Foubay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Foubap | 73 | 6 | / |
| Foibai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouhba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonpah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fobouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feubah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foebay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foibay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ffouba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foubea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faba | 67 | 5,732 | / |
| Fobo | 67 | 770 | / |
| Voba | 67 | 480 | / |
| Feba | 67 | 238 | / |
| Faßbach | 67 | 78 | / |
| Fába | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fasbach | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fabasht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Féba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobeaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faubash | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fobah
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