Mbefor Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbefor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbefor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mbefor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbefor occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbefor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Mbefor is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbefor live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbefor is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live and Littoral Region, where 33 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbafor83274/
Mbifor8329/
Mbofor836/
Mbaafor771/
Nwefor6742/
Nbafor673/
Nuefor671/
Nwuefor621/
Nweafor621/
Mouedfar573/
Nwifor50263/
Muifar5014/
Nuifor501/
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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 Mbefor
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