Mfombam Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Mfombam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 205 | 1:101,313 | 11,968 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mfombam (11) may also be a first name.
Mfombam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfombam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mfombam is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfombam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mfombam is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfombam live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename in the world, held by 11 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 101,313. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: West Region, where 61 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfoumbam | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mfombaam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mfomban | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mfumbam | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mfonbam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mfembam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mfombang | 80 | 191 | / |
| Mfombain | 80 | 45 | / |
| Mfomboum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mfombane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mfoumbane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mfoumbain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfoumbang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nfumbam | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nfomban | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfombong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mfonbang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfamboum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfomboune | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mfonmboune | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nfonban | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mfonbong | 53 | 20 | / |
| Nfombong | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mphamban | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mfonboum | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mphambane | 50 | 84 | / |
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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 Mfombam
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