Mamfe Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mamfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mamfe (421) may also be a first name.

Mamfe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mamfe is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mamfe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamfe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mamfe is the 1,374,607th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. Mamfe occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mamfe reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 418,786th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 421 people.

The last name Mamfe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Mamfe is most prevalent in: Benue, where 57 percent are found, Taraba, where 35 percent are found and Ondo, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.

Mamfe Last Name Statistics demography

Mamfe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.63% less than the national average, earning R 88,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamfeh914/
Mamffe911/
Mamfei911/
Manmfe911/
Mamfer910/
Mamf895/
Manfe801,061/
Mamfa80139/
Momfe80119/
Mamfi8022/
Memfe801/
Mamft801/
Mammfi7330/
Manfer7323/
Manfei7311/
Manfea733/
Manfet733/
Maymew732/
Manfee732/
Manffe731/
Moumfe731/
Momfie731/
Memfie731/
Manfie731/
Mamphe731/
Manfej731/
Manfed731/
Mamfid731/
Mamffa730/
Memfee730/
Mamphey671,629/
Mamb67251/
Mampheu67175/
Manf6771/
Mamw675/
Manfesh674/
Manffer673/
Manfeed671/
Mahanfe671/
Mainfer671/
Massimf671/

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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 Mamfe
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