Jifon Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Jifon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Jifon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jifon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jifon occurs most in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jifon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Jifon are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 230,767. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent live, Southwest Region, where 14 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Jifon occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
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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 Jifon
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