Fobellah Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Fobellah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fobellah (188) may also be a first name.
Fobellah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fobellah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fobellah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fobellah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fobellah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fobellah is the 3,017,195th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Fobellah live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 663,277th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 188 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fobella | 93 | 20 | / |
| Fabellah | 88 | 6 | / |
| Foubella | 88 | 1 | / |
| Foibella | 88 | 1 | / |
| Foblah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fabella | 80 | 4,949 | / |
| Foibela | 80 | 40 | / |
| Fobello | 80 | 17 | / |
| Febella | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fobla | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fabillah | 75 | 95 | / |
| Fabellas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fabellia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fabellla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foblas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Foubla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fablah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fabello | 67 | 1,333 | / |
| Fabilla | 67 | 341 | / |
| Vabella | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fobglia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vebella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foublas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fobellah
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