Mfar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mfar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfar has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mfar.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfar is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mfar reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Mfar is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Mfar is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfare891/
Mfard891/
Mfarhh808/
Mfor75349/
Nfar752/
Mfort6710/
Mford673/
Nfare671/
Nfart671/
Mwfor671/
Nfard671/
Mmfor671/
Mphar671/
Mphare6041/
Nfaare601/
Npfard601/
Mffort601/
Nfor5022,267/

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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 Mfar
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