Mbafan Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Mbafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Mbafan (1,801) may also be a first name.
Mbafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbafan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbafan? popularity and diffusion
Mbafan is the 1,527,735th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbafan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbafan is also the 180,066th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,801 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Mbafan is most numerous in: Benue, where 90 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live and Kwara, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria Mbafan exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbafaan | 92 | 7 | / |
| Mbafang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muafan | 83 | 77 | / |
| Mbafon | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mwafan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muaffan | 77 | 83 | / |
| Mbofane | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbafong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mboufan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbafond | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaafan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mboufang | 71 | 220 | / |
| Muafatin | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mwafaune | 71 | 9 | / |
| M'Baffon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboufane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboufant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhafan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muafon | 67 | 27 | / |
| M'Baffoun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbofon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mboufaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muafong | 62 | 10 | / |
| Nwafang | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nwafain | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbovfon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwafong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbofong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbophane | 57 | 55 | / |
| Muafatim | 57 | 12 | / |
| M'Beffon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mboudpfon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nwafam | 50 | 9 | / |
| Nwafon | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mbafan
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