Afumbe Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Afumbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Afumbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afumbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afumbe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afumbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afumbe reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Afumbe is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Afumbe is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live, Southwest Region, where 20 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Afumbe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afoumbe | 92 | 10 | / |
| Afumbeh | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gafumbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Afumber | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afumba | 83 | 763 | / |
| Afombe | 83 | 56 | / |
| Ofumbe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Efumbe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Afumbi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affuembey | 80 | 18 | / |
| Afoumbi | 77 | 696 | / |
| Afoumba | 77 | 296 | / |
| Effumbe | 77 | 37 | / |
| Ofoumbe | 77 | 20 | / |
| Afombeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Efumbeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affoumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Efumbi | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Ofumbi | 67 | 1,031 | / |
| Efimbe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Afombi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ofumba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Afumva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afonue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afomba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afumbe
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