Camerun Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Camerun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
The alternate forms: Camerún (2) & Camerùn (1) are calculated separately.
Camerun (12) may also be a first name.
Camerun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Camerun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Camerun occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Camerún or Camerùn. For other potential spellings of Camerun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Camerun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Camerun is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Camerun live; 30 percent live in Central Africa and 30 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Camerun is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 12 people.
The surname Camerun is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Camerun is most common in: Centre Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Cameroon Camerun exists in 15 countries. It is also found in China, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camerún | 95 | 2 | / |
| Camerùn | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cameroun | 93 | 380 | / |
| Camerhun | 93 | 1 | / |
| Camerroun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cameron | 86 | 185,204 | / |
| Kamerun | 86 | 58 | / |
| Samerun | 86 | 34 | / |
| Jamerun | 86 | 24 | / |
| Camerum | 86 | 13 | / |
| Camerón | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cameroon | 80 | 357 | / |
| Cammeron | 80 | 62 | / |
| Kameroun | 80 | 42 | / |
| Caumeron | 80 | 12 | / |
| Khamerun | 80 | 12 | / |
| Camerron | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jameerun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cameiron | 80 | 3 | / |
| Camaroun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Caameron | 80 | 2 | / |
| Comerung | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cameroum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cameronn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cameeron | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jamherun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Camieron | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sameerun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamreoun | 75 | 8 | / |
| D'Cameron | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kameroung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kameroune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cammerron | 75 | 0 | / |
| Comeron | 71 | 674 | / |
| Kamarun | 71 | 502 | / |
| Kameron | 71 | 223 | / |
| Samirun | 71 | 138 | / |
| Jamirun | 71 | 125 | / |
| Kamorun | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kamirun | 71 | 25 | / |
| Camiron | 71 | 19 | / |
| Cámeron | 71 | 5 | / |
| Comerón | 71 | 4 | / |
| Qamarun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zamirun | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zameron | 71 | 2 | / |
| Camiruttin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamerum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somerun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamarun | 67 | 468 | / |
| Kammeron | 67 | 246 | / |
| Kamaruin | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kamahrun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soomerun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samhirun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kamoroun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djamirun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giameron | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samiruin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kameroon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamiruin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zammeron | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamerron | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamairun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamerzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamhirun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasmirun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Commeron | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Camerun
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