Foboko Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Foboko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Foboko 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
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Foboko Last Name Facts

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

Foboko is most common in Lesotho. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foboko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foboko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Foboko reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Foboko is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 145,183. In Lesotho Foboko is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 100 percent live. Besides Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 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
Fouboka771/
Fabotko771/
Faboukou712/
Foubouka711/
Fovoka671/
Faboka671/
Fobasco621/
Faboukha571/
Fabeka504/
Fubuka504/
Vabeko503/
Fabaka501/
Phoobehkoo501/
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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 Foboko
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