Foben Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Foben (12) may also be a first name.

Foben Last Name Facts

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

Foben (Russian: Фобен) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Foben click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foben? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foben is the 2,255,512th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Foben live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Foben is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

The surname Foben is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 292,522. In Cameroon Foben is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 34 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside and Centre Region, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fobeng9127/
Fouben911/
Fobeun911/
Fobeen911/
Foubeng832/
Foybeng831/
Faben80323/
Feben80178/
Fobin8054/
Fowen8014/
Fuben8011/
Voben801/
Fobnh801/
Fabien7314,033/
Fauben7322/
Febien7316/
Fabend7313/
Fobing7311/
Fobion7311/
Fabeen737/
Fobina731/
Fubeng731/
Fubuen731/
Fabaen731/
Faaben731/
Fabeng730/
Fown6791/
Faabeng675/
Faebaen674/
Febn671/
Foowaen671/
Faubeun671/
Fabn671/
Faubien670/

Foben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foben in the Russian language
Фобенfoben-

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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 Foben
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