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 occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfum? popularity and diffusion

Mfum is the 210,655th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,720,034 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mfum live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mfum is also the 474,488th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 339 people.

The last name Mfum is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Barring Ghana this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Mfum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mfum surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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
  • 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 Mfum
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