Mafong Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mafong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
United States171:21,321,114641,998
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mafong Last Name Facts

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

Mafong is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mafong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafong is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Mafong are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Mafong is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon Mafong is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 46 percent live, Southwest Region, where 29 percent live and West Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Mafong exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Mafong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mafong surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Mafong earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffong922/
Mafoung922/
Mafoing921/
Mafon91493/
Mafongue862/
Mafosing861/
Mafang83523/
Maffon83383/
Mafone83183/
Mafung8321/
Mefong8318/
Mahfon835/
Mofong832/
Mafoin832/
Mayfon831/
Masfon831/
Mafont831/
Mafhon831/
Mafoun831/
Matfon830/
Maffosing802/
Mafoungue801/
Maphong77318/
Maffone77145/
Mafogne7777/
Mafoune7736/
Maifang7721/
Meifong774/
Muifong772/
Mahafon772/
Masfoon772/
Maafoun771/
Matfang771/
Maafang771/
Maffang771/
Mafgang771/
Mafohne771/
Mafonne771/
Maifone771/
Maifung771/
Meafang771/
Meafung771/
Muofong771/
Moofong771/
Mafotengne751/
Maffossing751/
Mafan7374/
Mofon7357/
Mafom7316/
Matphong71472/
Maafoune71209/
Madfoune71204/
Mafusing7159/
Mafonova713/
Mahafung713/
Maiphong711/
Matfosin711/
Maffonne711/
Maifoone711/
Maifotne711/
Mofongne711/
Mahfoune711/
Massfoon711/
Maufoine710/
Maphon671,620/
Mafane671,328/
Mefang67203/
Mafand67185/
Mofang67125/
Maafan6788/
Mafhom6776/
Moffon6729/
Mafoum6724/
Maifan6718/
Moufon6712/
Maiphuong6710/
Mofoin679/
Maffan678/
Maufan678/
Maafom677/
Madfan675/
Mafhan674/
Mafuom674/
Mofung673/
Mafeun673/
Mafoom673/
Mahfan672/
Mafaan672/
Mafant671/
Maiphoung671/
Mayphoung671/
Mhafan671/
Mofone671/
Mahaphong671/
Meifon671/
Mohfon671/
Moifon671/
Mowfon670/

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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 Mafong
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