Mbefie Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Mbefie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mbefie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbefie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbefie is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbefie? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Mbefie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbefie are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent live and Southwest Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbefai | 83 | 11 | / |
| M'Befe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbefio | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbafie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbeffe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbefeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbifie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbeufe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbeufeu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mbiefeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbefeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbifi | 73 | 104 | / |
| Mbafi | 73 | 40 | / |
| Mbefa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nbefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbofi | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Befehe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbafai | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mbephi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nwefie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbephe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbofai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbifih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbefie
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