Frobus Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Frobus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frobus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Fröbus (67) are calculated separately.

Frobus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frobus is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur as a variant: Fröbus. For other possible spellings of Frobus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frobus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Frobus is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Frobus are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 80 percent are found and Western Cape, where 20 percent are found. Besides South Africa Frobus occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Madagascar, where 4 percent are found.

Frobus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Frobus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frobus Last Name Statistics demography

Frobus earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning R 222,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fröbus9467/
Frohbus9224/
Froebus927/
Frobeus922/
Frobush920/
Frobusch8620/
Frobos8323/
Frebus8315/
Froybu831/
Frohbüs7724/
Freebus779/
Frühbus778/
Fröhbus771/
Fruvous771/
Frubuss770/
Frabu734/
Freebush7116/
Frohboes7115/
Frühbuss713/
Fraubush711/
Frubusch710/
Frabhu673/
Frabou672/
Fravos672/
Vrabus670/
Frabutt6297/
Frampus6237/
Froboeß621/
Frühbuß621/
Phroibut574/
Frauboes572/
Phrabu509/

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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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  • 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 Frobus
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