Metanbou Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Metanbou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metanbou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Metanbou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Metanbou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Metanbou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metanbou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metanbou is the 2,843,861st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Metanbou are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 93 percent live, Far North Region, where 2 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metanbo931/
Metambou88205/
Metonbou881/
Meteambou821/
Metambo806/
Matanbo806/
Metonbo801/
Metanba801/
Matanbu801/
Metombou7514/
Maitanbo753/
Metonwou752/
Metonbuo751/
Metoumbou711/
Maitambou711/
Matambo6713,886/
Mitambo674,459/
Matambu672,228/
Motambo67299/
Mitambu67104/
Metombo6755/
Matanba6712/
Metamba679/

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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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  • 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 Metanbou
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