Lamfu Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lamfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3821:54,3697,051
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lamfu (24) may also be a first name.

Lamfu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamfu (Bengali: লামফু, Hindi: लमफू) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamfu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 733,258th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lamfu reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 54,369. In Cameroon Lamfu is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 73 percent are found, Centre Region, where 10 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Lamfu Last Name Statistics demography

Lamfu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamfuh914/
Lamfuß911/
Lamfou911/
Lanmfu911/
Lamfus911/
Hlampfu833/
Lemfu8059/
Lanfu801/
Lomfu801/
Lamphu73302/
Hlemfu7382/
Lianfu735/
Lanfus732/
Lemfuh731/
Laemphu6750/
Lamphut677/
Lamphus670/
Lonfu601/
Lonfus551/
Lonfou551/
Lonfeu551/
Lanphut5077/
Leinfus507/
Lamphoo504/
Lianphu504/
Lamphoe501/

Lamfu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamfu in the Bengali language
লামফুlamaphu50
লম্ফুlamphu50
Lamfu in the Hindi language
लमफूlamaphu50
लम्फूlamphu50

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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 Lamfu
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