Nafon Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nafon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nafon (21) may also be a first name.

Nafon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafon (Russian: Нафон) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nafon reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon Nafon is mostly found in: West Region, where 80 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 15 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Nafon is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Nafon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nafon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nafon surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngafon9178/
Nafoin9110/
Gnafon912/
Nahfon911/
Naffon911/
Naefon911/
Nafoung831/
Nafoune831/
Nahafon831/
Naifoin831/
Nafan801,390/
Nafun804/
Nofon803/
Nefon802/
Nafonova7713/
Ngnafong771/
Naphon73395/
Nasfan73370/
Nafhan73109/
Nofong7381/
Ngafan7324/
Nafang7322/
Naufan7317/
Nafaan7313/
Naf'an737/
Neefon736/
Naifan736/
Nafung735/
Noifon734/
Nafane734/
Naffan732/
Newfon732/
Natfan732/
Nafoum732/
Nawfan731/
Naifun731/
Noffon731/
Noufon731/
Naafan731/
Neffon731/
Nafune731/
Nayfonova71102/
Naifonova717/
Naphong67628/
Naiphon6712/
Naddfan6711/
Noufong677/
Ngaffan675/
Noifone675/
Noofong675/
Gnafang674/
Noufoun674/
Natphon674/
Ngoufon673/
Naphoon673/
Nafatin673/
Nasfaan672/
Naifang672/
Nashfan672/
Nafanne671/
Naifane671/
Naifune671/
Naphone671/
Newfoun671/
Nafunth671/
Nasfane671/
Ngofoin671/
N'Gnaffoun671/
Nofoung671/
Nafahan671/
Noofoon671/
Naufand670/

Nafon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafon in the Russian language
Нафонnafon-

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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 Nafon
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