Fobbe Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fobbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4581:175,77620,643
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Fobbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fobbe is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobbe? popularity and diffusion

Fobbe is the 480,002nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Fobbe reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 175,776. In Germany Fobbe is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Berlin, where 7 percent reside and Hamburg, where 4 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Fobbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fobbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fobbe last name expanded 808 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fobbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fobbe surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Fobbe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning $53,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fobber9128/
Fobbie9114/
Fobbes914/
Fobbe's831/
Vobbe8065/
Febbe8057/
Fabbe8053/
Fobwe8041/
Fobue801/
Fobbi801/
Fobby801/
Febbie7359/
Fabber7347/
Fabbie7338/
Fobbio7310/
Fubber732/
Foubba731/
Fosbue731/
Fobuet731/
Foboue731/
Fowber730/
Fobouet678/
Fabbeat671/

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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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  • 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 Fobbe
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