Membou Surname
Approximately 499 people bear this surname
Membou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 494 | 1:42,043 | 5,588 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Membou (22) may also be a first name.
Membou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Membou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Membou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Membou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Membou is the 617,057th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Membou live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.
Membou is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 494 people, or 1 in 42,043. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 41 percent live, Centre Region, where 31 percent live and Littoral Region, where 27 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Equatorial Guinea, where 0 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 Membou
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