Kifang Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kifang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1681:1,054,42144,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kifang (37) may also be a first name.

Kifang Last Name Facts

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

Kifang occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kifang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,315,412th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kifang are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most common first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria Kifang is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuifang925/
Kaifang924/
Kiffang922/
Kidfang921/
Kipfang921/
Kefang8377/
Kifong8350/
Kufang8310/
Qifang839/
Koifong7781/
Caifang7781/
Chifang7727/
Kuefang7719/
Kepfang7715/
Quifang7712/
Kuifong778/
Cuifang777/
Kefgang772/
Kaifong771/
Keufang771/
Keawfang711/
Kifoungue671/
Kefong671/

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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 Kifang
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