Mbum Surname
Approximately 773 people bear this surname
Mbum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 678 | 1:261,273 | 14,990 |
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Mbum (272) may also be a first name.
Mbum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbum occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 442,270th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbum live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbum is also the 538,995th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 272 people.
Mbum is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 678 people, or 1 in 261,273. In Nigeria Mbum is most numerous in: Cross River, where 78 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Kebbi, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria Mbum is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mboum | 89 | 2,207 | / |
| Mbume | 89 | 694 | / |
| Mbuum | 89 | 455 | / |
| Mbeum | 89 | 10 | / |
| Mbhum | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mbaum | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mbaume | 80 | 369 | / |
| Mboume | 80 | 336 | / |
| Mbahum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mbeume | 80 | 3 | / |
| M'Boum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mboumg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbuhme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbom | 75 | 3,717 | / |
| Mbun | 75 | 423 | / |
| Nbum | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mvum | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mbuimeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboumme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbune | 67 | 493 | / |
| Mbung | 67 | 305 | / |
| Mbund | 67 | 220 | / |
| Mvoum | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mboun | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mvume | 67 | 52 | / |
| M'Bom | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mbaun | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nbaum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mboom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbeuchim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mboumgne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmbom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeuchem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouchem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbunh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuhn | 67 | 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
- 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 Mbum
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