Where Does The Last Name Maffon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Maffon is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maffon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Maffon is the 749,861^st most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Maffon reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839^th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 38,710. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 61 percent live, Littoral Department, where 16 percent live and Zou Department, where 11 percent live. Other than Benin this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Maffon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Maffon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maffon surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.