Phoebe Surname
Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname
Phoebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Kenya | 368 | 1:125,489 | 10,416 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Phoebe (89,930) may also be a first name.
Phoebe Demographics
Phoebe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phoebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phoebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phoebe (Arabic: فوبي, Marathi: फोअब) is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phoebe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 274,840th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,157,499 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Phoebe are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Phoebe is also the 11,211th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 89,930 people.
The surname Phoebe is most widely held in Chad, where it is carried by 867 people, or 1 in 15,677. Excluding Chad it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phoebe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phoebe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phoebe in the Marathi language | ||
| फोअब | pho'aba | - |
| Phoebe in the Arabic language | ||
| فوبي | fwby | - |
| فيبى | fyby | - |
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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 Phoebe
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