Fobin Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fobin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Fobin (34) may also be a first name.

Fobin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fobin (Marathi: फॉबीन, Russian: Фобин) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fobin.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Fobin occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Fobin are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fobin is also the 1,775,424th most common first name worldwide, held by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent live and Southwest Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Fobin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fobin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fobin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Fobin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fobing9111/
Fobion9111/
Fobina911/
Fabin801,351/
Febin80236/
Foben8071/
Fubin8054/
Fábin8014/
Vobin804/
Fobnh801/
Fossbind775/
Fabien7314,033/
Fabing731,243/
Fabina73311/
Fabion73130/
Fubuin7349/
Fabuin7340/
Fobeng7327/
Febien7316/
Fabinc7310/
Fubing734/
Faubin733/
Faabin732/
Feubin731/
Fubina731/
Fouwin731/
Fouben731/
Fobeun731/
Phobin731/
Fobeen731/
Fuhbin731/
Fabinn730/
Faubion671,683/
Fown6791/
Foubeng672/
Fuibuin671/
Phobing671/
Fhabina671/
Fhahbin671/
Fabn671/
Fabionn671/
Foybeng671/
Phoobin671/
Febn671/
Faubien670/

Fobin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fobin in the Marathi language
फॉबीनphobina-
Fobin in the Russian language
Фобинfobin-

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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
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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 Fobin
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