Mfom Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Mfom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 286 | 1:72,619 | 9,076 |
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
Mfom (617) may also be a first name.
Mfom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mfom is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 691,116th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfom reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mfom is also the 336,019th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 617 people.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 72,619. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 58 percent reside, Centre Region, where 15 percent reside and West Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Mfom occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfoum | 89 | 867 | / |
| Mfome | 89 | 42 | / |
| Mfomg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mfoume | 80 | 355 | / |
| Mpfoum | 80 | 102 | / |
| Mfomme | 80 | 40 | / |
| M'Foum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mfon | 75 | 8,384 | / |
| Mfum | 75 | 1,959 | / |
| Mfam | 75 | 1,497 | / |
| Nfom | 75 | 38 | / |
| Mffoume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfone | 67 | 275 | / |
| Mfume | 67 | 118 | / |
| Mfong | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mfoun | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nfoum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mfame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mfonn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mfont | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mffon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfoin | 67 | 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
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- 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 Mfom
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