Mfendoun Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Mfendoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 368 | 1:56,438 | 7,285 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mfendoun (11) may also be a first name.
Mfendoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfendoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mfendoun occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mfendoun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfendoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 770,644th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name Mfendoun occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfendoun are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mfendoun is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 56,438. In Cameroon Mfendoun is most prevalent in: West Region, where 70 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfeundoun | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mfendun | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mfendon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mfondoun | 88 | 93 | / |
| Mfendoum | 88 | 39 | / |
| Nfendoun | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mfoundoun | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mfenden | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mveindouin | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mfendayoum | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mafindon | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mafondon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mafiyenduna | 74 | 7 | / |
| Mouafondoun | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mafanduna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafianduna | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mafyindona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvendionyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfondin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphendane | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Mfendoun
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