Nfong Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nfong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nfong 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
Cameroon1221:170,23818,185
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Nfong (22) may also be a first name.

Nfong Last Name Facts

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

Nfong is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nfong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nfong live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 170,238. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside, West Region, where 18 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Nfong exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

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
Nfoung912/
Nfon892,687/
Nfongue8316/
Nnfoung831/
Nfone8097/
Mfong8084/
Nfonn8011/
Nfoun8010/
Nfang808/
Nfung804/
N'Fon802/
Nfohn801/
Nfond801/
Nfoungue771/
N'Foin731/
Nfound731/
Nfogne731/
Mfoing731/
Mfon678,384/
Nfan67704/
Nfom6738/
Mfongue6727/
N'Ffoin671/
Mfoteng671/
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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 Nfong
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