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.

Fobisi Surname Distribution Map

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 is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fobisi is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Fobisi are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fobisi is also the 1,321,957th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 56 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Fobisi is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 33 percent live, Northwest Region, where 33 percent live and Southwest Region, where 33 percent live. Beside Cameroon Fobisi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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