Mfou Surname
Approximately 415 people bear this surname
Mfou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 412 | 1:50,410 | 6,593 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mfou (10) may also be a first name.
Mfou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mfou occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mfou.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 707,442nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfou reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mfou is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 412 people, or 1 in 50,410. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: South Region, where 43 percent live, Centre Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfout | 89 | 7,271 | / |
| Mfouh | 89 | 49 | / |
| Mpfou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mmfou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mfoue | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mfoud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mfo | 86 | 718 | / |
| Mfu | 86 | 145 | / |
| Mhfouz | 80 | 401 | / |
| Mfouet | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mfouya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mfouyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mfayou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhfoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mfoi | 75 | 829 | / |
| Mfoy | 75 | 573 | / |
| Mfuu | 75 | 166 | / |
| Mfuh | 75 | 89 | / |
| Mfut | 75 | 76 | / |
| Mffo | 75 | 61 | / |
| Mfoh | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mfot | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mfui | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nfou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mfoe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mfoa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mfuy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mfuo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mfod | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpfu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpfo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mffu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvfo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhfo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nmfo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhfoudh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mehefou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphou | 67 | 999 | / |
| Mhfoz | 67 | 217 | / |
| Mfuyo | 67 | 199 | / |
| Nfout | 67 | 159 | / |
| Mfuya | 67 | 134 | / |
| Mfyoa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Mfoya | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mfiyo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mfuyi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nfouh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mfoyi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mffoh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mhfuz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mhfud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mhfuj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mfoyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mfojo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mfuji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mfayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Fou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfoue | 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 Mfou
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