Nforbin Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nforbin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nforbin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon811:256,40824,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nforbin Last Name Facts

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

Nforbin is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nforbin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Nforbin occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Nforbin reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 256,408. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 91 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 6 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mforbin861/
Nforben861/
Nforbene801/
Nforbenu801/
Nforbeneh751/
Neferban671/
Nopharaben591/
Navey Robin561/
Nava Urbina561/
Navaruban5010/
Navaroban501/

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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 Nforbin
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