Fobosi Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fobosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Fobosi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fobosi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobosi? popularity and diffusion

Fobosi is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fobosi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and North West, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Fobosi Last Name Statistics demography

Fobosi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.84% less than the national average, earning R 121,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fobossi921/
Fobousie861/
Fobozi8397/
Fobusi8355/
Fabosi8318/
Fobose834/
Foboussie801/
Fabossi7775/
Fobessi772/
Fobotji771/
Fobushi771/
Fobuisi771/
Fobosse771/
Fobossa771/
Fobessie712/
Fobodzie711/
Fobeshie711/
Febossie711/
Faboci6742/
Fowose6727/
Fabosa6713/
Fabusi6711/
Fabozi677/
Vovosi673/
Favosi672/
Fubozi671/
Foboza671/
Fabasi671/
Fawosi671/

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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 Fobosi
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