Fobay Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Fobay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 187 | 1:23,575 | 2,327 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
Fobay (34) may also be a first name.
Fobay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fobay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fobay is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fobay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,222,957th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. Fobay is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fobay reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Fobay is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 34 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 23,575. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 59 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 29 percent are found and Margibi County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Liberia Fobay occurs in one country. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foubay | 91 | 7 | / |
| Foebay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foibay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foba | 89 | 4,017 | / |
| Foby | 89 | 143 | / |
| Foubaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fabay | 80 | 1,521 | / |
| Fouba | 80 | 1,403 | / |
| Fobah | 80 | 445 | / |
| Fosby | 80 | 120 | / |
| Fosba | 80 | 45 | / |
| Foiba | 80 | 29 | / |
| Fooba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fobas | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fobai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Foboy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fobha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fohba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fobey | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fooby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Foeba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fouby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fobae | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fobat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fobad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Febay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fabayo | 73 | 859 | / |
| Foubai | 73 | 220 | / |
| Phobay | 73 | 71 | / |
| Fowaya | 73 | 47 | / |
| Fabayi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Foubap | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fossby | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foboiy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Febaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foubah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feebay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vobayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fubayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foboyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foboye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ffouba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fubaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouhba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fovaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foibai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fobouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fobeyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foshby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fobash | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foubea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foosby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foisby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfouby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faba | 67 | 5,732 | / |
| Fawy | 67 | 2,475 | / |
| Fobi | 67 | 2,343 | / |
| Fuba | 67 | 1,221 | / |
| Faby | 67 | 879 | / |
| Fobe | 67 | 649 | / |
| Feby | 67 | 536 | / |
| Voba | 67 | 480 | / |
| Fowa | 67 | 478 | / |
| Fabayos | 67 | 410 | / |
| Feba | 67 | 238 | / |
| Favy | 67 | 151 | / |
| Fova | 67 | 80 | / |
| Fába | 67 | 31 | / |
| Füby | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fobé | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fabgayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fuby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foubiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fabgaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Féba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fosbyth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fowy | 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 Fobay
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