Mbufor Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbufor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbufor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mbufor (23) may also be a first name.

Mbufor Last Name Facts

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

Mbufor occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbufor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbufor is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbufor live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbufor is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname Mbufor is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Mbufor is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mobufor923/
Mbuafor921/
Mbuhfor921/
Mboufor921/
Mbafor83274/
Mbifor8329/
Mwufor8315/
Mbofor836/
Mbefor834/
Mupfore771/
Mobufur771/
Mbaafor771/
Mbofore771/
Mbiafor771/
Mbaofor771/
Mabafor771/
Mbaforu771/
Mubefor771/
Mbvor731/
Mbaoffor712/
Mbofhore711/
Mbiyifor711/
Nwufor67307/
Mbaveuior671/
Mpbafouri671/
Mpoufoura671/
Mboafouri671/
Mbvoro671/
Mabvor671/
Mbavur671/
Mbafer671/
Mbavor671/
Mbvura671/
Nwaufor6241/

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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
  • 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 Mbufor
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