Ngafana Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ngafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Ngafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngafana occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngafana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngafana reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Ngafana is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside and South Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside and The Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafana | 92 | 107 | / |
| Gafana | 92 | 28 | / |
| Gafanha | 86 | 149 | / |
| Ngafani | 86 | 42 | / |
| Ngofana | 86 | 36 | / |
| Nafanna | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nafaana | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nnafana | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nafanga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nafaina | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngefana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naifana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafayna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gafahna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nasfana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gafagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngafane | 86 | 1 | / |
| N'Gafona | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngafouna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngafanou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngoufana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gofana | 77 | 23 | / |
| Nofana | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nafona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngaphanat | 75 | 43 | / |
| Ngafougna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngofane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naphana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goufana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gafonna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naifano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngafono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgofana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaffaney | 67 | 474 | / |
| Gnafouna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngofouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngafouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngafonei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goufan'a | 67 | 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 Ngafana
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