Cameroun Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Cameroun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 232 | 1:763,546 | 34,496 |
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Cameroun (198) may also be a first name.
Cameroun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cameroun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cameroun is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cameroun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 754,238th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Cameroun are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 644,447th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 198 people.
The surname Cameroun is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria Cameroun is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 56 percent are found, Delta, where 34 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Cameroun
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