Metombou Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Metombou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metombou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Benin31:3,445,20177,822

Metombou Last Name Facts

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

Metombou occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metombou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Metombou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metombou live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 91 percent reside and South Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Metombou exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metoumbou941/
Metombo9355/
Metambou88205/
Metembou883/
Motombou882/
Metonbou881/
Matombo802,094/
Motombo80367/
Mitombo8076/
Metembo8058/
Metomba8013/
Metambo806/
Metembu804/
Metonbo801/
Motombu801/
Metomempou783/
Maitombo7558/
Metanbou7547/
Mathombo7536/
Motoumbo7512/
Metoumba755/
Mathombu754/
Metonwou752/
Mothombo751/
Methembu751/
Metonbuo751/
Maetembo751/
Mahatombo719/
Maitambou711/
Matombeau710/
Matambo6713,886/
Matembo6711,958/
Mitambo674,459/
Matambu672,228/
Mitembo671,344/
Motembo67789/
Matomba67707/
Matembu67681/
Motambo67299/
Mitumbu67284/
Motomba67187/
Metumba67114/
Mitambu67104/
Metamba679/
Motembu675/
Mitomba674/
Mitembu671/
Mitumbo671/
Metanbo671/

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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 Metombou
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