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 surname Nafon (Russian: Нафон) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafon? popularity and diffusion

Nafon is the 2,121,169th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. Nafon is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nafon are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon Nafon is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 80 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 15 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Nafon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nafon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nafon surname increased 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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