Delofon Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Delofon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delofon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin891:116,13012,862
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Delofon (21) may also be a first name.

Delofon Last Name Facts

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

Delofon is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delofon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Delofon reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Delofon is also the 2,368,944th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Delofon is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 116,130. In Benin Delofon is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 45 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 26 percent are found and Zou Department, where 11 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deloffon937/
Delofond930/
Delafon86187/
Delefon865/
Delafond80390/
Delafont80389/
Delaffon803/
Delafone800/
Delaffond7523/
Delophont7511/
Dolofan71258/
Dalafon7138/
Delafane673/
Dolafan572/
Dilafan571/
Delephan530/
Delaphant500/

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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 Delofon
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