Atonfo Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Atonfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Atonfo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Atonfo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Atonfo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Atonfo occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atonfo? popularity and diffusion

Atonfo is the 2,255,512th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atonfo live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 296,701. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 43 percent reside, Centre Region, where 36 percent reside and West Region, where 21 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atounfo921/
Atanfo832/
Atonfa831/
Atanfa678/
Otomfo671/
Etonfa671/
Attanfa623/
Otumfo5028/
Atamfa5018/
Otunfa501/

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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 Atonfo
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