Kefon Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kefon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kefon (10) may also be a first name.
Kefon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefon has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefon? popularity and diffusion
Kefon is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kefon are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kefon is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
Kefon is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Kefon is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keafon | 91 | 79 | / |
| Kefoun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keffon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kewfon | 91 | 0 | / |
| Keafoon | 83 | 23 | / |
| Keafoun | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kedfont | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kofon | 80 | 179 | / |
| Kefan | 80 | 128 | / |
| Kifon | 80 | 116 | / |
| Kafon | 80 | 31 | / |
| Kefun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keawfong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khefoune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kefane | 73 | 182 | / |
| Chefon | 73 | 178 | / |
| Keffan | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kiffon | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kaifon | 73 | 17 | / |
| Keifan | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kifoun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kafoon | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaffon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kahfon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koffon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kesfan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kifuon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kofoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khefan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kifont | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuifon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kephon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ketfun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cefoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kofuon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keffane | 67 | 108 | / |
| Koifong | 67 | 81 | / |
| Chefoin | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kepfang | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khafoon | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuifong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cheffon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaewfan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keawfun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koyfong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiewfan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaifoon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiffoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiffoon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keawfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koefaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaifoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketfoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketphon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kephong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kojfong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kifoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaephon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khefane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kefon
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