Fifen Surname
Approximately 3,763 people bear this surname
Fifen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,688 | 1:5,632 | 684 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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
Fifen (Russian: Фифьен) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fifen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 121,649th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,936,632 people. It 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 numerous forename world-wide, borne by 135 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3,688 people, or 1 in 5,632. In Cameroon Fifen is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 66 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside and Centre Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fifen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fifen in the Russian language | ||
| Фифьен | fifen | - |
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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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