Fobay Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fobay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1871:23,5752,327
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958

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 found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fobay.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fobay is the 1,222,957th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Fobay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fobay are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 23,575. In Liberia it is most common in: Lofa County, where 59 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 29 percent reside and Margibi County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foubay917/
Foebay911/
Foibay911/
Foba894,017/
Foby89143/
Foubaye831/
Fabay801,521/
Fouba801,403/
Fobah80445/
Fosby80120/
Fosba8045/
Foiba8029/
Fooba8010/
Fobas8010/
Fobai806/
Foboy805/
Fobha805/
Fohba804/
Fobey804/
Fooby803/
Foeba803/
Fouby803/
Fobae802/
Fobat802/
Fobad801/
Febay801/
Fabayo73859/
Foubai73220/
Phobay7371/
Fowaya7347/
Fabayi7312/
Foubap736/
Fossby732/
Foboiy732/
Febaye732/
Foubah732/
Feebay731/
Vobayi731/
Fubayi731/
Foboyi731/
Foboye731/
Ffouba731/
Fubaya731/
Fouhba731/
Fovaya731/
Foibai731/
Fobouy731/
Fobeyi731/
Foshby731/
Fosbey731/
Fobash730/
Foubea730/
Foosby730/
Foisby730/
Pfouby730/
Faba675,732/
Fawy672,475/
Fobi672,343/
Fuba671,221/
Faby67879/
Fobe67649/
Feby67536/
Voba67480/
Fowa67478/
Fabayos67410/
Feba67238/
Favy67151/
Fova6780/
Fába6731/
Füby6716/
Fobé676/
Fabgayi673/
Fuby673/
Foubiya671/
Fabgaya671/
Féba671/
Phoubay671/
Fosbyth670/
Fowy670/

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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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