Fobai Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fobai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Fobai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fobai Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fobai is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Fobai reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Fobai is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Fobai is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and West Region, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foubai91220/
Foibai911/
Foba894,017/
Fobi892,343/
Fouba801,403/
Fobah80445/
Foboi80365/
Fobie80360/
Fobay80191/
Foubi8081/
Fobis8072/
Fobid8063/
Fowai8059/
Fosba8045/
Foiba8029/
Febai8024/
Fobih8013/
Fabai8012/
Fobit8012/
Fooba8010/
Fobas8010/
Fubai807/
Fobha805/
Fohba804/
Foeba803/
Fobat802/
Fobio802/
Fobae802/
Fobad801/
Fobui801/
Vobai801/
Fobei801/
Phobai73140/
Fobish7326/
Fabayi7312/
Feubai7310/
Futbai738/
Foubay737/
Foubap736/
Foubis734/
Foboiy732/
Foubah732/
Fobiss731/
Fubaia731/
Fosbit731/
Fouhba731/
Ffouba731/
Foboyi731/
Fubayi731/
Vobayi731/
Voubai731/
Faubai731/
Fobeyi731/
Fabaji731/
Foebay731/
Foiboi731/
Foibay731/
Fahbai731/
Foubea730/
Foobie730/
Fobash730/
Fabi6710,411/
Faba675,732/
Favi672,424/
Fawi672,375/
Febi671,490/
Fuba671,221/
Fobe67649/
Photbai67640/
Voba67480/
Fowa67478/
Feba67238/
Fubi67201/
Foby67143/
Vobi67110/
Fábi6787/
Fova6780/
Fovi6764/
Fába6731/
Fübi6725/
Fobé676/
Vobaiah674/
Fabgayi673/
Fowi673/
Foubieh671/
Foubiya671/
Féba671/
Foubaye671/
Phoobai671/
Foubois670/
Fosbitt670/

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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 Fobai
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