Akofon Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Akofon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akofon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akofon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akofon is found most frequently in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akofon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akofon live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 65 percent are found, Zou Department, where 16 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent are found. Besides Benin it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akoffon | 92 | 127 | / |
| Akaafoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoufoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akefan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akafan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okafon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okofun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akafane | 62 | 9 | / |
| Excofon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Akophan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Excoffon | 57 | 591 | / |
| Akaphong | 57 | 6 | / |
| Akhophan | 57 | 4 | / |
| Akkaphon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akkophan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akkhophan | 53 | 147 | / |
| Akhaphong | 53 | 127 | / |
| Aqafonova | 53 | 29 | / |
| Akkaphong | 53 | 4 | / |
| Akkhaphon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aqafan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aukkaphong | 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 Akofon
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