Nfoum Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Nfoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Nfoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nfoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nfoum occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nfoum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Nfoum is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nfoum are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Nfoum is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: South Region, where 86 percent reside, East Region, where 7 percent reside and West Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Gabon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfoume | 91 | 202 | / |
| Nfom | 89 | 38 | / |
| Nfum | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mfoum | 80 | 867 | / |
| Nfoun | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nfume | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nfaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nfome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mfoume | 73 | 355 | / |
| Mpfoum | 73 | 102 | / |
| Nfouen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nfaume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nfoung | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nfound | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfoyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfon | 67 | 2,687 | / |
| Mfum | 67 | 1,959 | / |
| Nfam | 67 | 517 | / |
| Mfom | 67 | 428 | / |
| Nfongue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nfun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnfoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfoueng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfoeyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfouyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mffoume | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nfoum
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