Mforlem Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mforlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mforlem 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
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388

Mforlem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mforlem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mforlem.

How Common Is The Last Name Mforlem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mforlem live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon Mforlem is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 89 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.

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
Nforlem8653/
Mforlum862/
Meforlam800/
Nforlen711/
Mfrou-Lema711/
Mfarlend670/
Mafra Lima5913/
Maferelame591/
Mfarlin571/

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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 Mforlem
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