Fowobaje Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fowobaje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowobaje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7841:225,94713,278
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080

Fowobaje (22) may also be a first name.

Fowobaje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowobaje occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fowobaje.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowobaje? popularity and diffusion

It is the 433,610th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fowobaje are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fowobaje is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 22 people.

The last name Fowobaje is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 225,947. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 49 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Fowobaje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Fowobaje earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowobaji8811/
Fowobaja886/
Fawobaje885/
Fowobaye885/
Fowobaju881/
Fowabaje881/
Fowobage881/
Foubobiya591/
Fababuj5322/
Faboboye508/
Fawubiya501/

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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 Fowobaje
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