Where Does The Last Name Chamfor Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chamfor occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamfor? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,432,070^th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Chamfor reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Chamfor is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent live and Southwest Region, where 38 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Sudan, where 3 percent live.

Chamfor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chamfor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chamfor surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.