Mbems Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Mbems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Mbems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbems Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbems has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbems? popularity and diffusion
Mbems is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbems are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Mbems is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 27 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbemse | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mbhemse | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbams | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mwems | 80 | 6 | / |
| Muems | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbense | 73 | 2,253 | / |
| Mbiens | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mwemse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbensse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbemndje | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbenz | 60 | 18 | / |
| Muemz | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbenze | 55 | 3,215 | / |
| Mbenje | 55 | 973 | / |
| Mbinze | 55 | 584 | / |
| Mbienz | 55 | 81 | / |
| Mwemze | 55 | 27 | / |
| Mbinje | 55 | 22 | / |
| Mbendje | 50 | 273 | / |
| Mbindje | 50 | 34 | / |
| Mbinche | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mbenche | 50 | 1 | / |
| M'Benze | 50 | 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 Mbems
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