Pefoura Surname
Approximately 990 people bear this surname
Pefoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 986 | 1:21,064 | 2,866 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Pefoura (48) may also be a first name.
Pefoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pefoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pefoura occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pefoura? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 364,583rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,361,157 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pefoura live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Pefoura is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 48 people.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 986 people, or 1 in 21,064. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 61 percent reside, Centre Region, where 19 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Gabon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pefura | 92 | 44 | / |
| Pefora | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pefoure | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pefouere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pefure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pefara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pefaure | 71 | 139 | / |
| Pefeira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peffaure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pishfouri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pefire | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pifara | 62 | 2 | / |
| Piffara | 57 | 21 | / |
| Puifory | 57 | 13 | / |
| Pefuero | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phephara | 53 | 24 | / |
| Pyfarash | 53 | 7 | / |
| Phepharaj | 50 | 14 | / |
| Phepharai | 50 | 9 | / |
| Phepharap | 50 | 4 | / |
| Phetphara | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phepharat | 50 | 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 Pefoura
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