Bifen Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bifen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bifen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Bifen (3,589) may also be a first name.

Bifen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bifen occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bifen.

How Common Is The Last Name Bifen? popularity and diffusion

Bifen is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Bifen reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 118,117th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 3,589 people.

The surname Bifen is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent live, Southwest Region, where 13 percent live and West Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and China, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biffen91400/
Bifeng9110/
Buifen913/
Bihfen912/
Beifen912/
Bifn892/
Baifeng837/
Bihfien833/
Bifin805/
Byfen804/
Befen802/
Vifen801/
Bifng801/
Bidfn801/
Wiffen731,921/
Biffin73704/
Huifen7333/
Weifen7332/
Whifen731/
Woifen731/
Biefin731/
Bifina731/
Boifin731/
Beffen731/
Boyfen731/
Whiffen671,760/
Weiffen67217/
Huifeng6750/
Boiffin6731/
Buiphen671/
Vaifenh671/
Uifn671/
Wifn671/
Wifffen671/
Viffenk671/
Wuiffen671/
Biffina671/

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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 Bifen
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