Fifon Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Fifon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fifon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fifon (11) may also be a first name.

Fifon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fifon is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fifon? popularity and diffusion

Fifon is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Fifon is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Fifon are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fifon is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Fifon is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foifon91121/
Faifon9179/
Fiffon912/
Fuifong837/
Fifan8026/
Fifun806/
Fufon804/
Vifon801/
Fifom801/
Fefon801/
Faifan7381/
Faifun7322/
Feifan7314/
Fifane7311/
Fayfon735/
Foyfon732/
Fifang731/
Fefoun731/
Feafon731/
Fifatin67201/
Faifhun674/
Faiphon674/
Faifane671/

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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 Fifon
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