Nfonya Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Nfonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfonyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nfonyo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nfanya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nfonja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nfenya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mfonya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nfunya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nfongna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nfoignai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfunya | 67 | 476 | / |
| Mfonyo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mfanya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mfogna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphonya | 62 | 32 | / |
| Mfongna | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mfounia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nphanya | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nfagnia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nfongno | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mfonyoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nfounjou | 57 | 29 | / |
| Nfangnia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mfongnah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mfanyo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mfunyo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nfanjo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mfomja | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nfonya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis