Cameroon Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Cameroon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 258 | 1:686,600 | 31,831 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Cameroon (235) may also be a first name.
Cameroon Demographics
Average Cameroon Salary in
Scotland
£22,550
Per year
Average Salary in
Scotland
£27,018
Per year
Cameroon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cameroon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cameroon is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cameroon? popularity and diffusion
Cameroon is the 790,102nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Cameroon are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cameroon is also the 584,346th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 235 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 686,600. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent reside, Delta, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Cameroon
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