Mefoua Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Mefoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
Mefoua (73) may also be a first name.
Mefoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mefoua is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefoua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Mefoua is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Mefoua are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 73 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 88 percent reside, Centre Region, where 6 percent reside and South Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mefouad | 92 | 2 | / |
| Medfoua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mefouaj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meffoua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mefoa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mechfoua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mefouo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mefoha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mefeuya | 77 | 50 | / |
| Meffouo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mefouho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefouhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefoheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefeuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meafouo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefoe | 73 | 388 | / |
| Mefaoudh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mefouhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meffeuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefowe | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mevoah | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mefo'o | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mefeae | 67 | 49 | / |
| Maifoa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mefoho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mefuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moifoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesfaouyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefoet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meffoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefaer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mefoua
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