Mefeu Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Mefeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 144 | 1:144,230 | 16,009 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mefeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mefeu is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefeu? popularity and diffusion
Mefeu is the 1,465,390th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mefeu are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 144,230. In Cameroon Mefeu is most prevalent in: West Region, where 40 percent live, Centre Region, where 34 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent live.
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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 Mefeu
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