Pfouma Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Pfouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 185 | 1:112,265 | 13,040 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Pfouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pfouma is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pfouma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name Pfouma is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pfouma reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 112,265. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: South Region, where 69 percent are found, Centre Region, where 15 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Pfouma
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