Foyaba Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Chad

Foyaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foyaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foyaba (13) may also be a first name.

Foyaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foyaba is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Foyaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Foyaba? popularity and diffusion

Foyaba is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Foyaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Foyaba live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. Foyaba is also the 3,159,357th most common first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

Foyaba is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Foyaba is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouyaba929/
Fouyahba861/
Foyiba8375/
Foyabo8316/
Voyaba832/
Foyabi831/
Fayaba831/
Fuyaba831/
Fouyabe772/
Fayabay771/
Foyobai771/
Fouyabi771/
Fouyabo771/
Fouba731,403/
Fauba73857/
Foiba7329/
Faiba739/
Foeba733/
Feaba731/
Fouyobai7120/
Fauyahba711/
Foubai67220/
Foyewa6798/
Fayeba6754/
Fayabo6745/
Foyibe6727/
Fiyabo6722/
Faibah6711/
Fajoba6711/
Foyibo6711/
Fiyava6710/
Foubay677/
Foubap676/
Fiyawa674/
Foyawo673/
Fojabi672/
Foubah672/
Foebay671/
Foibay671/
Fuyawa671/
Fuyabo671/
Fajaba671/
Faibai671/
Faubai671/
Fojoba671/
Faibas671/
Fauhba671/
Fayabe671/
Vayaba671/
Voyiba671/
Fiyabi671/
Ffouba671/
Feybah671/
Fouhba671/
Foibai671/

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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
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  • 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 Foyaba
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