Fobes Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fobes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0441:347,18331,158
Canada691:533,99444,923
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

Fobes (21) may also be a first name.

Fobes Last Name Facts

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

Fobes (Russian: Фобес) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fobes.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 329,447th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,477,819 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Fobes are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 21 people.

Fobes is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,044 people, or 1 in 347,183. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Fobes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fobes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fobes last name increased 221 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fobes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fobes surname are 23.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Fobes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.66% more than the national average, earning $57,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fobesh914/
Foebes913/
Foobes910/
Fobe89649/
Fober80780/
Fobie80360/
Fabes80256/
Foibe80138/
Foube8084/
Fobis8072/
Vobes8047/
Febes8026/
Fobeu8011/
Fobeh809/
Foobe804/
Fobey804/
Fobet803/
Fowes803/
Fotbe802/
Fobee802/
Fobed801/
Fubes801/
Fobei801/
Foubet73417/
Fobish7326/
Fabies7322/
Fatbes7321/
Febesh7317/
Phobes735/
Foubis734/
Febees733/
Febies733/
Fubese733/
Fouber733/
Fonpes731/
Fabeis731/
Foubeh731/
Fowies731/
Fobiss731/
Faubes731/
Fosbey731/
Fhowes731/
Fosber731/
Vobesh731/
Foisbe730/
Foubea730/
Fovesh730/
Feebes730/
Foobie730/
Fosbee730/
Foober730/
Foba674,017/
Fabe672,974/
Fobi672,343/
Foby67143/
Vobe67118/
Fove6771/
Fabesch6714/
Fabeets676/
Fobé676/
Febeesh675/
Fabeesh671/
Foubieh671/
Foubois670/
Phoebes670/

Fobes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fobes in the Russian language
Фобесfobes-

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Fobes Reference & Research

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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 Fobes
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