Mefouma Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Mefouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 193 | 1:107,612 | 12,606 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mefouma (31) may also be a first name.
Mefouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mefouma has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mefouma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefouma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,210,518th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Mefouma occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mefouma reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mefouma is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 107,612. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 79 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mefoma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mifouma | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mefomah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mefoume | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mefumah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mefoumou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mefouemo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mefomo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mefama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mifuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mifoume | 71 | 3 | / |
| Miefama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mifoumou | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mifoumuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meufeumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meifatmah | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mmifoumou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mifama | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mifumi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mephumi | 57 | 12 | / |
| Mifumou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Meephumi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maiphumma | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Mefouma
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