Kafon Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kafon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

Kafon (28) may also be a first name.

Kafon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafon is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kafon.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafon is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Kafon reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Kafon is also the 1,994,417th most common first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

The last name Kafon is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 4,601,737. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 100 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keafon9179/
Kaifon9117/
Kafont9110/
Kafoon915/
Kafone915/
Kafoun915/
Kaffon914/
Kahfon913/
Kapfon911/
Kaufon910/
Keafoon8323/
Khafoon8310/
Keafoun8310/
Kaffoen837/
Kafoune833/
Kaifoon833/
Khafoun831/
Kaifoun831/
Kafound831/
Kawfong831/
Kafonck830/
Kafan80447/
Kofon80179/
Cafon8070/
Kafun8046/
Kafún8030/
Kefon807/
Khawfong777/
Kafonova775/
Keawfong772/
Khafoune771/
Cafone73246/
Kaphon7395/
Kafane7349/
Kaffan7348/
Khafan7336/
Kafune7331/
Caffon7322/
Kaffun7312/
Kafanh7311/
Kafant7310/
Kafunc735/
Kaifan734/
Kafunt734/
Kayfan733/
Kaufan733/
Kasfan733/
Khafun732/
Cafoon732/
Kadfan732/
Koufon732/
Koffon732/
Keffon731/
Kawfan731/
Kaufun731/
Kaifun731/
Kefoun731/
Kafank731/
Kofoen731/
Kofone731/
Kofoun731/
Kuifon731/
Kofuon731/
Kafeun731/
Kafhan731/
Kadfun731/
Kawfom731/
Kewfon730/
Khawfhong711/
Khaphon671,040/
Kaufung67217/
Khatfan67169/
Koifong6781/
Caffone6736/
Caffont6735/
Caffoen6734/
Khaifan6728/
Kaiphon6724/
Kaufamn6710/
Kafandh678/
Khadfun677/
Keawfun677/
Kaewfan677/
Koyfong676/
Kaufann674/
Khafane674/
Kauffan672/
Kaffane672/
Kaufhan671/
Kaifeun671/
Khafhan671/
Khafoom671/
Kapfune671/
Kafungh671/
Khazfan671/
Kafundd671/
Kafahan671/
Kafanne671/
Kapfang671/
Kouffon671/
Katfung671/
Kaephon671/
Kojfong671/
Khatfun671/
Keawfan671/
Kawfang671/
Katphon671/
Kauffun670/

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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 Kafon
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