Bongfen Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bongfen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bongfen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1271:18,4292,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bongfen Last Name Facts

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

Bongfen is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongfen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bongfen is the 326,995th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bongfen are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bongfen is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,127 people, or 1 in 18,429. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 86 percent live, Centre Region, where 7 percent live and Southwest Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bongfeng932/
Bongfeen931/
Wongfuen802/
Wangfen715/
Wongphen671,028/
Vongphen676/
Wangfaen675/
Bangphen671/
Wongpheng63674/
Bangpheng6383/
Huangfeng6369/
Wongphoen631/
Bangphaen631/
Wongphin5363/
Wongphem533/
Bongphim532/
Bangphin531/
Wangphaen5038/
Wongphing507/
Wongphint501/
Vangphaen501/

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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
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  • 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 Bongfen
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