Homfrey Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Homfrey Surname Definition:

= Humphrey, q.v.

Homfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Homfrey (16) may also be a first name.

Homfrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Humphrey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Homfrey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Homfrey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Homfrey is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Homfrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Homfrey occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Homfrey live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Homfrey is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Homfrey is most common in: South Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homfre920/
Humfrey86414/
Homfray86257/
Hamfrey86100/
Hemfrey8633/
Honfrey868/
Humpfrey8042/
Homphrey8019/
Humfreys8011/
Hamffrey802/
Humffrey801/
Humfrhey801/
Hampfrey801/
Hamfry7718/
Umfrey7710/
Hamfre7710/
Humfry776/
Honfry776/
Omfray776/
Humfre772/
Onfrey771/
Amfrey771/
Emfrey770/
Hemfry770/
Homphreys7525/
Humffreys7517/
Humphfrey759/
Humpfreys754/
Houmphrey750/
Henfrey71615/
Hanfrey7148/
Jamfrey7131/
Humpfry717/
Honfroy715/
Hunfrey715/
Homfris715/
Hamfray714/
Hamfred714/
Omphrey713/
Humfred713/
Humfrei712/
Homphry711/
Humfree711/
Umpfrey711/
Gonfrey711/
Honfree711/
Humfreh710/
Humfres710/
Gumfrey710/
Umfreys710/
Onffrey710/
Hemfray710/
Honfray710/
Humfrys710/
Humphrey6794,241/
Chamfroy67153/
Hamphrey67143/
Humfress6769/
Hemphrey6760/
Chamfray6752/
Humffray6715/
Homphres6715/
Onfre6713/
Umphfrey6712/
Omfri679/
Onfry678/
Homphrys677/
Humpfree677/
Hamfreis673/
Amfry672/
Amfre671/
Chomphre671/
Humfrays671/
Chamfreu671/
Humfrees671/
Humphfry671/
Uhmphrey671/
Homfhris671/
Humphfre671/
Umfry670/
Hummfres670/
Hennfrey670/
Emfry670/
Umfre670/

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