Chinfon Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chinfon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinfon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Chinfon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chinfon is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinfon? popularity and diffusion

Chinfon is the 2,293,424th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Chinfon are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Chinfon is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Chinfon exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 13 percent are found and Peru, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinfong9369/
Chinfoen9314/
Chinfone931/
Hinfon923/
Chinfoune886/
Chinfan8651/
Chenfon8615/
Chinfom861/
Tchinfoune821/
Chinphon80208/
Chinfung8015/
Chinfang801/
Hinfan7717/
Sinfon7715/
Zinfon777/
Cinfan774/
Kinfon773/
Chinphong751,447/
Chenfan71179/
Chumfon7174/
Dzinfon711/
Quinfon711/
Kinfone711/
Chunfan711/
Chinphan672,176/
Chenfang67285/
Chunphon67211/
Chimphon67104/
Chenfant672/
Sinfoune672/
Sinfoung671/
Hsinfang671/

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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 Chinfon
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