Mfum Surname

210,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mfum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England181:3,095,448105,421
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mfum (339) may also be a first name.

Mfum Last Name Facts

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

Mfum is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mfum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 210,655th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,720,034 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mfum are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mfum is also the 474,488th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 339 people.

Mfum is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Excluding Ghana this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mfum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mfum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Mfum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.95% less than the national average, earning $31,519 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfoum89867/
Mfume89118/
Mfaume8031,727/
Mfoume80355/
Mpfoum80102/
M'Foum806/
Mfom75428/
Nfum756/
Mfun753/
Mffoume731/
Mfune6720,728/
Mfund67240/
Mfoun6715/
Nfoum6715/
Nfume677/
Mpfun672/
Mfeun671/
Nfaum671/
Mfung671/
Nfoume60202/
Mpfoun60135/
Mphume6068/
Nfaume602/
M'Fune602/
Mfunqu601/
Mfugne601/
Mfon508,384/
Nfun504/
Mehefoun502/

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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 Mfum
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