Mafem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mafem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafem Last Name Facts

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

Mafem occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafem.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafem? popularity and diffusion

Mafem is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Mafem is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Mafem reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Mafem is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Mafem is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafeme912/
Maufeme833/
Mafim8023/
Mafen8021/
Mofem802/
Mafeng73104/
Masfen7329/
Maifen7315/
Madfen739/
Mhafen737/
Mayfen734/
Maphem733/
Mafeen733/
Mafeun733/
Maffen732/
Mofeme732/
Maafen731/
Mafime731/
Moufem731/
Mefehm731/
Mahfen731/
Mafhim731/
Maufim730/
Matfen730/
Maffim730/
Majdfheem711/
Maifien672/
Mahfeen671/
Meufeum671/
Mofemme671/
Mafenne671/
Maufeen671/
Matfeen671/
Mafhoym671/

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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 Mafem
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