Benfor Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Benfor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Benfor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benfor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benfor is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benfor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Benfor reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent live, Centre Region, where 4 percent live and Southwest Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Benfor is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Benfor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Benfor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benford | 92 | 7,229 | / |
| Benfort | 92 | 12 | / |
| Benfore | 92 | 3 | / |
| Beenford | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bennford | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bennfohr | 86 | 0 | / |
| Binfor | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wenfor | 83 | 9 | / |
| Venfor | 83 | 5 | / |
| Benfar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bemfor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Binford | 77 | 3,136 | / |
| Buinfor | 77 | 124 | / |
| Venford | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bemford | 77 | 4 | / |
| Binfore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binfort | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venfort | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bemfore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benfare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benfard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wnfor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Winfor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vinfor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vnfort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vnford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binfare | 62 | 50 | / |
| Vinford | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bimford | 62 | 0 | / |
| Winfore | 62 | 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 Benfor
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