Fobisi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Fobisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fobisi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Fobisi (56) may also be a first name.

Fobisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fobisi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fobisi is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Fobisi reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held forename globally, held by 56 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 33 percent live, Northwest Region, where 33 percent live and Southwest Region, where 33 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Fobisi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fobissi923/
Fobuisi921/
Fobishi921/
Fobissie8652/
Fobizshi8611/
Fabisi836/
Fobesi835/
Fobizi831/
Fobessi772/
Fobiser770/
Fobessie712/
Feubissi711/
Foubiser711/
Vovisi6711/
Fabigi673/
Fowizi671/
Fabiji671/
Foubisher671/
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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 Fobisi
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