Fobain Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Fobain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fobain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fobain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fobain is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fobain.
How Common Is The Last Name Fobain? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fobain is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Fobain is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Fobain live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Fobain is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 33 percent are found and West Region, where 33 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Fobain occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Central African Republic, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foban | 91 | 6 | / |
| Fobang | 83 | 462 | / |
| Fobane | 83 | 170 | / |
| Fabain | 83 | 50 | / |
| Fobean | 83 | 24 | / |
| Febain | 83 | 14 | / |
| Fowain | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fouban | 83 | 2 | / |
| Foband | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foubane | 77 | 23 | / |
| Foubang | 77 | 20 | / |
| Foibang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fabasin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fabaian | 77 | 2 | / |
| Foybang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fobijan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fobasim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foobane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faubain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foivain | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fabayin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Favin | 73 | 926 | / |
| Fowan | 73 | 36 | / |
| Faban | 73 | 26 | / |
| Fuban | 73 | 26 | / |
| Fovin | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fobam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fovan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Feban | 73 | 3 | / |
| Voban | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fobujang | 71 | 10 | / |
| Foubamne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fobhetin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Founpain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fabien | 67 | 14,033 | / |
| Fauvin | 67 | 740 | / |
| Fabean | 67 | 202 | / |
| Fubuin | 67 | 49 | / |
| Fabuin | 67 | 40 | / |
| Favain | 67 | 34 | / |
| Febuin | 67 | 30 | / |
| Fovina | 67 | 30 | / |
| Fabaan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Favine | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fawine | 67 | 22 | / |
| Favina | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fowane | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fatban | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fubane | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vebain | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fabang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fusban | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fabane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fabine | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foowan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phoban | 67 | 7 | / |
| Favien | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fubang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fovine | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vobhan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foubam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Febean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faband | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foswan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fobene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fabaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobeun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foboun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foybangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faaban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fabhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawhin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatvin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouvin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovhin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fowand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fubhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foovin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fabgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Febein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fabant | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fobyne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fabein | 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
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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 Fobain
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