Mbelem Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Mbelem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbelem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbelem? popularity and diffusion

Mbelem is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mbelem reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 211,929. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 58 percent live, Centre Region, where 19 percent live and Littoral Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live.

Mbelem Last Name Statistics demography

Mbelem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbeleme9250/
Mbhelem922/
Mbelen8341/
Mbelim833/
Mbeleng7766/
Mweleme7762/
Mbailem772/
Mbaïlem771/
Mboilem771/
Muhelem770/
Muelheim7127/
M'Belime711/
Nwelem67284/
Muehlheim6773/
Mbelengue673/
Mbilim671/
Mbelin671/
Mbolim671/
Mbilen671/
Muehleism670/
Mbileng622/
Mbeling622/
Nweleme622/
Mbelina622/
Mbailim621/
Mueslim621/
Mbaileng576/
Mouelime571/
Nmbelina571/
Nwelheim571/
Mvgillem571/
Muilim5011/
Nwelim502/
Mwilim501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mbelem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis