Nfang Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gabon

Nfang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nfang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Nfang (35) may also be a first name.

Nfang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nfang occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nfang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nfang live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Nfang is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Gabon, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nfan89704/
Nfong80129/
Nfane8052/
Mfang8028/
N'Fan801/
Nfain801/
Nfand801/
Nfoung732/
Mfaing731/
Nfeing731/
Nfon672,687/
Nfam67517/
Mfan6764/
Nfongue6716/
Nnfoung671/
Nfachen671/
Nfaheen671/
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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 Nfang
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