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
The last name Mefo (Russian: Мефо) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Méfo. Click here for other potential spellings of Mefo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 194,901st most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,381,692 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mefo reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mefo is also the 1,282,666th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 59 people.
Mefo is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,044 people, or 1 in 10,161. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 39 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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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