Mbenun Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbenun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbenun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon911:228,23222,810
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mbenun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbenun is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbenun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. Mbenun is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbenun reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 228,232. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 95 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbenoun921,003/
Mbeinun924/
Mbeinoun8631/
Mbeneung861/
Mbenum832/
Mbanun831/
Mbinoun7756/
Mbenoum772/
Muengun771/
Mbynoun771/
Mbeynon771/
Mbinoune7137/
Mbinoung713/
Mbaimnune675/
Mbinon674/
Muenon671/
Mbinoum6210/
Muenhon621/
N'Benon621/
Nbinoun621/
Mbainon621/
Nuenum5023/
Nuinun503/
Nwenum501/

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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 Mbenun
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