Monfon Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Monfon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monfon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Monfón (1) are calculated separately.

Monfon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monfon occurs most in Mexico. It can also occur as a variant: Monfón. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monfon? popularity and diffusion

Monfon is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Monfon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Monfon live; 59 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 7,757,888. In Mexico it is most common in: Michoacán, where 50 percent live, Puebla, where 19 percent live and Mexico City, where 13 percent live. Outside of Mexico it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monfón941/
Monfong9232/
Mounfon921/
Monfont921/
Moonfong8624/
Moonfoon861/
Monfoung861/
Monfoing861/
Manfon8326/
Momfon832/
Mounfoune802/
Moonfoong801/
Monfongue801/
Munfong77582/
Monfung7781/
Monphon7723/
Manfong7716/
Mounfom771/
Moonfan771/
Momfong771/
Moimfon771/
Monfoum771/
Moumfon771/
Manfone771/
Manffon771/
Manfond771/
Monphong7132/
Mamfon6797/
Manfan6736/
Munfan6730/
Munfun6710/
Monfum674/
Mumfon673/
Manfun671/
Monfam671/

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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
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  • 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 Monfon
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