Mfoulou Surname
Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname
Mfoulou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 701 | 1:29,628 | 4,008 |
| Congo | 448 | 1:11,136 | 1,485 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Mfoulou (38) may also be a first name.
Mfoulou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfoulou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mfoulou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfoulou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mfoulou is the 322,008th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfoulou are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mfoulou is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 38 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 29,628. In Cameroon Mfoulou is most frequent in: South Region, where 54 percent reside, Centre Region, where 36 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Mfoulou exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 39 percent reside and Gabon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfoulouh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mfoullou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mfolou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nfoulou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mfulu | 83 | 1,992 | / |
| Mfolo | 83 | 1,325 | / |
| Mfulo | 83 | 113 | / |
| Mfouliyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mfoula | 77 | 1,368 | / |
| Mfuilu | 77 | 575 | / |
| Mfoloe | 77 | 119 | / |
| Mfollo | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Fulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmfolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Fuilu | 71 | 21 | / |
| M'Foula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfojolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfuyolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfiyolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpfoula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfula | 67 | 15,480 | / |
| Mfalo | 67 | 425 | / |
| Nfulu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nfolo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mfola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nfulo | 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
- 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 Mfoulou
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