Cameroun Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Cameroun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cameroun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
Cameroon1411:147,29816,269
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

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

The last name Cameroun has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cameroun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cameroun is the 754,238th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. It is predominantly found 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 prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 198 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria Cameroun is most common in: Bayelsa, where 56 percent reside, Delta, where 34 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 37 percent reside and Tanzania, 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
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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 Cameroun
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