Bifouna Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Bifouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 156 | 1:133,135 | 14,968 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Bifouna (11) may also be a first name.
Bifouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bifouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bifouna is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bifouna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,391,595th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bifouna are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 133,135. In Cameroon Bifouna is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Bifouna is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bifuna | 92 | 50 | / |
| Bifona | 92 | 3 | / |
| Baifougna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bifunga | 86 | 27 | / |
| Bifonga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Befouna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bifounou | 80 | 54 | / |
| Baifouni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bifougne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bifone | 77 | 249 | / |
| Befona | 77 | 165 | / |
| Bifune | 77 | 37 | / |
| Bifoni | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bifana | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bifono | 77 | 2 | / |
| Biffoni | 71 | 230 | / |
| Bifueni | 71 | 82 | / |
| Befonga | 71 | 48 | / |
| Bifuene | 71 | 27 | / |
| Biffone | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bifungo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bifanga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Befoune | 71 | 4 | / |
| Befunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baifana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhifana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Byofuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Befoina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beufoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baifanga | 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 Bifouna
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