Mumfor Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mumfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mumfor Last Name Facts

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

Mumfor is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumfor? popularity and diffusion

Mumfor is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumfor are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Mumfor is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 44 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 42 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mumford9216,258/
Mumfore921/
Mumfort920/
Mumpfort861/
Mumforth860/
Mumpford860/
Momfor83282/
Munfor8330/
Mumfar831/
Mumphford800/
Munford774,087/
Munfort773/
Mumfurd770/
Mumphord71112/
Mounford719/
Muinford711/
Munnford711/
Mumphort710/
Mounfort710/
Monfor6745/
Munfar6731/
Momfar673/
Monfour621/
Munfard620/
Mumphard5747/
Moonfore571/
Monfar5012/
Monfur501/

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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 Mumfor
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