Foobalan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Foobalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foobalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England11:55,718,059489,080

Foobalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foobalan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foobalan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foobalan is the 8,968,613th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Foobalan is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Foobalan are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoobalan829/
Fabalan803/
Fubalan802/
Faballan753/
Vabalan671/
Vabalean631/
Fobaloum631/
Faballon631/
Phubalan631/
Vobaillon591/
Favalon5321/
Fabolon538/
Vavalan531/
Phoohuaylam531/
Vavaylan503/
Vabaalon501/

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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 Foobalan
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