Fobu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Fobu (19) may also be a first name.

Fobu Last Name Facts

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

Fobu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fobu is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Fobu is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Fobu reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fobu is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

Fobu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Fobu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Fobu Last Name Statistics demography

Fobu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.94% less than the national average, earning R 33,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fobou89104/
Fobeu8911/
Fobus896/
Fobuh893/
Fobuj891/
Foùbu891/
Fobui891/
Foubou8014/
Foobut805/
Fobust801/
Fobouh801/
Fobouy801/
Foobou801/
Fubu75695/
Fabu75440/
Vobu758/
Febu757/
Fowu752/
Fovu751/
Foobush730/
Fabus67304/
Fabou67292/
Fabuš67166/
Fubut67111/
Fabut6742/
Febau6734/
Fawou6717/
Fábus6713/
Föbus6712/
Fubuy677/
Fubui676/
Șfabu676/
Fowou676/
Fubuh674/
Fovou674/
Fabeu672/
Febui672/
Vobui672/
Foboe672/
Fabuh672/
Vobuu672/
Phobu672/
Favou671/
Fabui671/
Fabud671/
Fahbu671/
Fubou671/
Faabu671/
Pfabu671/
Fubus670/

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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 Fobu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis