Fobou Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Fobou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Fobou (15) may also be a first name.
Fobou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fobou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fobou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fobou.
How Common Is The Last Name Fobou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fobou is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fobou are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Fobou is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon Fobou is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 60 percent reside, West Region, where 27 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 49 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foubou | 91 | 14 | / |
| Foobou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fobouy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fobouh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foboue | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fobo | 89 | 770 | / |
| Fobu | 89 | 22 | / |
| Fobouet | 83 | 8 | / |
| Foboi | 80 | 365 | / |
| Fabou | 80 | 292 | / |
| Fobeu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Fosbo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fobus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fowou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Foboy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fobos | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foubo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fovou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fobuh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Foboh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Foboe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuobo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Foobo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Foùbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fooua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fobuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fubou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foibo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foboj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fobui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fohbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fobue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fobot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fobho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fowoue | 73 | 75 | / |
| Fouwou | 73 | 54 | / |
| Fuoboh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Foivou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Foowut | 73 | 7 | / |
| Faboux | 73 | 7 | / |
| Foobut | 73 | 5 | / |
| Faboue | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fossbo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Foboiy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foboyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foboye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feubou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fowgou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fobust | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fobowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voboue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foiboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foba | 67 | 4,017 | / |
| Fabo | 67 | 2,243 | / |
| Fovo | 67 | 1,039 | / |
| Fubu | 67 | 695 | / |
| Fabu | 67 | 440 | / |
| Fowo | 67 | 384 | / |
| Vobo | 67 | 112 | / |
| Fubo | 67 | 101 | / |
| Fabouet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vobu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fabouyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fobeaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fooboot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fohwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foobush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foubois | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fobou
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