A question from a non Cameroonian

[u/Reasonable_Youth806]

Hi
How is everyone
Idk if this is allowed but
I’m working on a project about how realistic names are from the game captain tsubasa world fighters and I’m working on Cameroon part

So
Let’s say I’m walking randomly in Cameroon what are the chances of meeting people with these names or similar names
Raymond chandler
Boba mira

Try answering with as much details as possible if u can
And thank you in advance

[u/theReal_Joestar]

I doubt you'll find people with such names

[u/Reasonable_Youth806 → u/theReal_Joestar]

Tysm I appreciate ur help

[u/Intelligent_Corner41]

In the northwest region of Cameroon, there’s an ethnic group called the “Kom” people and they use the title called Bobe or Bóbè which is a Title or respect, leadership and authority but I’ve never heard of boba. I don’t know if that’s what you had in mind but as for all the other names except Raymond I’ve never heard of any. Raymond is very common as it’s used as a Christian name amongst young men.

[u/Reasonable_Youth806 → u/Intelligent_Corner41]

I don’t think it’s close to boba but thank u so much

[u/Forward-Willow-9190]

Chandler and mira as last names? You won’t find those. Boba as a first name? Never heard of it. Raymond is alright, it’s not distinctively Cameroonian though just one of those names like Ashley, Mary, John that are commonplace.

[u/Reasonable_Youth806 → u/Forward-Willow-9190]

Thats interesting I thought boba was common bc it sounded Cameroonian too me no offence and the player boba

I’m also surprised that Raymond is actually used there I thought it was used less then boba

Any way tysm

[u/Old-Training-8591]

0% is the chance to get those names

[u/vaaarr]

If you want a common male first name, "Emmanuel" would probably be it. I've never met a Raymond but I have met a lot of Emmanuels. Also a lot of Pauls.

People tend to have one Christian or Muslim -derived first name and a family name from their local language. Many people have a third name which is a given name in their local language. Some people only have the two. But a name like "Boba Mira" with no given name from English/French is rather unusual.

[u/Jarboner69]

You have a higher chance of meeting some random Guy in a village called boba mira than Raymond

[u/kelzycharm]

You’ll mostly see names like precious lum , Neba sandra, Sandrine etc

[u/MoksDaxs]

Raymond is a common name is Cameroon, I can't remember exactly where or when but I've definitely seen the name Boba. The rest are not common names in this country