Mblam Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mblam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mblam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mblam (10) may also be a first name.

Mblam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mblam is most common in Cameroon. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mblam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mblam is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mblam reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Mblam is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found, North Region, where 33 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Mblam exists in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbillam831/
Mblom8042/
Mvlam801/
M'Blan7313/
Mblane737/
Mblank731/
Mwellam679/
Mblateng621/
Nbland551/
Nblang551/

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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 Mblam
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