Atchefon Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Atchefon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 197 | 1:52,465 | 6,602 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Atchefon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atchefon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atchefon has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Atchefon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atchefon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atchefon is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Atchefon occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atchefon live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Atchefon is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 52,465. In Benin Atchefon is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 30 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 29 percent live and Zou Department, where 24 percent live. Not including Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atcheffon | 94 | 347 | / |
| Atchetfon | 94 | 5 | / |
| Atchefoun | 94 | 2 | / |
| Achefon | 93 | 45 | / |
| Acheffon | 88 | 38 | / |
| Achefoun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Achefong | 88 | 1 | / |
| Acefon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Etcheffon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ashefon | 80 | 137 | / |
| Achifon | 80 | 10 | / |
| Achifone | 75 | 53 | / |
| Atchifan | 75 | 8 | / |
| Asehefon | 75 | 5 | / |
| Atchafan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ochefoun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Achefane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asefon | 71 | 758 | / |
| Ouchefoun | 71 | 368 | / |
| Acheffane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajefon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oichefoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouchefoune | 67 | 766 | / |
| Atchaiphon | 67 | 101 | / |
| Oucheffoun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Asefone | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ashefom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ashefan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achifan | 67 | 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 Atchefon
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