Mboam Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mboam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mboam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Mboam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mboam occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mboam.

How Common Is The Last Name Mboam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mboam is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Mboam is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mboam are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 94 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouam915/
Mboame911/
Mbouame834/
Mbouamg831/
M'Bouam831/
M'Boame831/
Mboan804/
Mbaom802/
M'Bouame777/
Mbouom73107/
Mboane73106/
Mboyom73106/
Mbahom7347/
Mboang7319/
Mbouan734/
Mbohom733/
Muoham731/
Mbaoum731/
Mbouang67101/
Mbeuyom6712/
Mbouane674/
Mbohane673/
Mbahoum671/
Mbaïham671/
Mboyiom671/
Mbouomg671/
Mbouome671/
Mbahuom671/
Mbaoume671/

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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 Mboam
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