Mforo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mforo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mforo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mforo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mforo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mforo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mforo reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfourou83500/
Mforgoh833/
Nforo806/
Mfero801/
Mfuro801/
Mphoro7315/
Nforoh7310/
Mfoura731/
Mforah731/
Mfourga671,184/
Nforgoh6711/
Mphorho676/
Nfourou671/
M'Fourga622/
Mfura6016/
Mfera606/
Mfara603/
Nfero602/
Nfora601/
Mphero55851/
Mpharo55621/
Mphora5513/
Mphuro551/
Mfhara551/
Nwfora551/

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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 Mforo
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