Mfang Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mfang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mfang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204

Mfang Last Name Facts

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

Mfang occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mfang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Mfang is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfang live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Mfang is most prevalent in: South Region, where 76 percent are found, Centre Region, where 12 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfaing911/
Mfan8964/
Mfane8094/
Mfong8084/
Mfain8061/
Nfang808/
Mphang7318/
Mfahan7315/
Mfeing731/
Mfoing731/
Mfon678,384/
Mfam671,497/
Nfan67704/
Mfongue6727/
Mfoteng671/
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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 Mfang
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