Mfon Surname

60,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mfon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,1821:21,6501,942
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England181:3,095,448105,421
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mfon (65,077) may also be a first name.

Mfon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfon occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,124th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 869,221 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfon live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,795th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 65,077 people.

The last name Mfon is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,182 people, or 1 in 21,650. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 61 percent live, Cross River, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mfon Last Name Statistics demography

Mfon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfone89275/
Mfong8984/
Mfoun8915/
Mfoen899/
Mfonn894/
Mfont892/
Mffon891/
Mfoin891/
Mpfon891/
Mpfoun80135/
Mfoten801/
Mfonne801/
Mfoing801/
Mfogne801/
Nfon752,687/
Mfom75428/
Mfan7564/
Mfun753/
Mfongue7327/
Mfoteng731/
Mfune6720,728/
Mfoum67867/
Mfund67240/
Nfong67129/
Nfone6797/
Mfane6794/
Mfang6728/
Nfonn6711/
Nfoun6710/
Nfoen678/
N'Fon672/
Mehefoun672/
Mpfun672/
Mphon671/
Mfeun671/
Mfung671/
Mfomg671/
Nfohn671/
Nfond671/

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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 Mfon
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