Mefo Surname
Approximately 2,155 people bear this surname
Mefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,044 | 1:10,161 | 1,346 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Méfo (1) are calculated separately.
Mefo (59) may also be a first name.
Mefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mefo (Russian: Мефо) is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as: Méfo. Click here for further potential spellings of Mefo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mefo is the 194,901st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,381,692 people. The surname Mefo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mefo are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mefo is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 59 people.
The surname Mefo is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,044 people, or 1 in 10,161. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mefo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mefo in the Russian language | ||
| Мефо | mefo | - |
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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 Mefo
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