Fobil Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Fobil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Fobil Last Name Facts

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

Fobil is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 801,116th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fobil live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Beside Ghana this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foubil911/
Fobl8928/
Fobel80193/
Fabil8090/
Foble8025/
Febil8011/
Fubil801/
Vobil800/
Fouble73202/
Fabiel7374/
Fobell7368/
Fabild7334/
Foebel7331/
Fatbil7316/
Fosbøl737/
Fabill731/
Foubel730/
Fowl67197/
Vobl6724/
Foblová6722/
Fabl6713/
Fabille675/
Febl673/
Fobelle673/
Foblova671/
Foiwell671/

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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 Fobil
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