Numfor Surname

163,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Numfor Surname User-submission:

Numfor is a Cameroonian surname originating from the Northwest region and most specifically from the Fondom of Bafut. In the Bafut language, Numfor is actually two words. Mu means 'child', mfo means 'king'. This name was inherited by people whose parents come from a lineage of royalty in the ancient Bafut Fondom (a Fondom is similar to a kingdom but is ruled by a fon).

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Numfor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,6261:7,9091,019
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
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Numfor (27) may also be a first name.

Numfor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Numfor is a Cameroonian surname originating from the Northwest region and most specifically from the Fondom of Bafut. In the Bafut language, Numfor is actually two words. Mu means 'child', mfo means 'king'. This name was inherited by people whose parents come from a lineage of royalty in the ancient Bafut Fondom (a Fondom is similar to a kingdom but is ruled by a fon). So the name means 'child of the fon', in other words 'child of the king'.

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Numfor Demographics

Average Numfor Salary in
United States

$64,625 USD

Per year
Rank:
148,326 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.031E-6
Rank: 813,476 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
149.77%
Sample size: 4 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Numfor Last Name Facts

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

Numfor has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Numfor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,623rd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,745,873 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Numfor reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 27 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,626 people, or 1 in 7,909. In Cameroon Numfor is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 17 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Numfor Last Name Statistics demography

Numfor earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngumfor923/
Numford922/
Numfour921/
Numfore921/
Numfort921/
Neumfor921/
Nunfor834/
Numfar831/
Nimfor831/
Nunford771/
Nunfort771/
Ngunfor771/
Nonfor671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Numfor
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