Kifong Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Kifong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kifong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kifong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kifong has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kifong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Kifong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kifong live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Kifong is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Kifong is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 98 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria Kifong occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koifong | 92 | 81 | / |
| Kuifong | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kaifong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kifang | 83 | 171 | / |
| Kefong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kifung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kifoungue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiphong | 77 | 228 | / |
| Chifong | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kuffong | 77 | 17 | / |
| Koyfong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kuifang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaifang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiffang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kipfang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kojfong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kidfang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiphong | 71 | 82 | / |
| Koiphong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaiphong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keawfong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kefang | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kufang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qifang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cifonk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khitphong | 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
- 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 Kifong
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