Chemfor Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Chemfor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Chemfor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemfor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemfor is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemfor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chemfor is the 3,274,477th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Chemfor occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chemfor live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 38 percent live, Littoral Region, where 29 percent live and Southwest Region, where 26 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Chemfor occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemfort | 86 | 44 | / |
| Chamfor | 86 | 33 | / |
| Chenfor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hemford | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hemforth | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chenford | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chenfour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cmfort | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kemfor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Heimforth | 75 | 41 | / |
| Kemfort | 71 | 62 | / |
| Henford | 71 | 27 | / |
| Hkmfour | 71 | 21 | / |
| Himford | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chinfor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamfar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Henfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemfar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khenfour | 67 | 266 | / |
| Chanfour | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shemfard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chomphor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Champhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seimfohr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kempfort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heenford | 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
- 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 Chemfor
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