Mouafo Surname

86,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mouafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mouafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,4931:3,781450
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France71:9,488,960336,266
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mouafo (220) may also be a first name.

Mouafo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mouafo has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mouafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mouafo is the 86,789th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,313,545 people. The last name Mouafo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mouafo reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 608,246th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 220 people.

The last name Mouafo is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 5,493 people, or 1 in 3,781. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Mouafo is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouaffo92794/
Mouafou923/
Moafo91167/
Mouaffou86279/
Mouofo83502/
Moafot8356/
Moaffo8344/
Mouafa836/
Mauafo831/
Muoafo831/
Mouoffo7726/
Moaffoa771/
Meuhafo771/
Mouofou771/
Mouaffa771/
Mouafeu771/
Mohafoj771/
Moafa731,001/
Maofo732/
Maoufoud71307/
Mohafouz711/
Mouaffeu711/
Mouhafad711/
Mahoufou711/
Mohafa67538/
Muafah67329/
Mahofo6712/
Moaafa675/
Moafaa674/
Moafat673/
Moeofo671/
Maoffo671/
Maoufa671/
Mohafoudh671/
Muhafa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mouafo
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