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 in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atonfo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atonfo is the 2,255,512th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Atonfo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atonfo are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 296,701. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 43 percent are found, Centre Region, where 36 percent are found and West Region, where 21 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

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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