Nfota Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nfota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nfota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nfota Last Name Facts

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

Nfota is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nfota.

How Common Is The Last Name Nfota? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nfota is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nfota reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Nfota is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 25 percent are found, East Region, where 25 percent are found and West Region, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Benin, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Fota9112/
Nfotha911/
N'Fotta837/
N'Ffota836/
Nfata80156/
Nfuta80106/
Mfota8023/
Nfote802/
Nfoti801/
Nfoto801/
Nfotoh7315/
Mfotta731/
Nfotie731/
Nfotou731/
Nfoute731/
Mfotat731/
Nfattah6715/
Nfoutou671/
Mfoutah671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nfota
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis