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 surname Mamfe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamfe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mamfe are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 418,786th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 421 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Mamfe is most frequent in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Taraba, where 35 percent live and Ondo, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 18 percent live.

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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