Anifon Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Anifon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
Anifon (20) may also be a first name.
Anifon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anifon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anifon is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anifon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anifon reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Anifon is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 44 percent live, Ondo, where 33 percent live and Cross River, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 47 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aniefon | 92 | 105 | / |
| Aniofon | 92 | 4 | / |
| Hanifon | 92 | 4 | / |
| Anifong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anifoin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anifonk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Annifon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hannifon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Enifon | 83 | 38 | / |
| Anifan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Anufon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Anefon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anifonova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hanifan | 77 | 6,611 | / |
| Anifant | 77 | 11 | / |
| Anifune | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hanifun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aniphon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anefong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hannifan | 71 | 210 | / |
| Anifatin | 71 | 14 | / |
| Hanifaan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Haniefan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Haniffan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hanidfan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aneifune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanifhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onifun | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hanifatin | 67 | 17 | / |
| Amnaiphon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anufan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anefun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enifan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanniffan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Anifon
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