Fifen Surname

121,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fifen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fifen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,6881:5,632684
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fifen (135) may also be a first name.

Fifen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fifen (Russian: Фифьен) occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fifen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 121,649th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,936,632 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fifen are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most widely held forename on earth, held by 135 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3,688 people, or 1 in 5,632. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 66 percent live, Littoral Region, where 14 percent live and Centre Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foifen918/
Feifen912/
Fifien911/
Faifen911/
Fiffen911/
Fifn891/
Feifeng836/
Pfeifen834/
Pfiffen831/
Fifin80144/
Fefen8048/
Fufen809/
Vifen801/
Pfeiffen774/
Fifina7329/
Fifing7322/
Pfefen7315/
Pfifin738/
Fiffin730/
Pfeffen6740/
Pfiffne671/
Phiffen670/
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Fifen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fifen in the Russian language
Фифьенfifen-

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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 Fifen
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