Nganfor Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Nganfor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nganfor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganfor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nganfor is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganfor? popularity and diffusion
Nganfor is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Nganfor is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nganfor reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nganfor is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Nganfor is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanfor | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ganfor | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ngamfor | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nanford | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ganford | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngonfor | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ganfour | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nanfore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gainford | 80 | 521 | / |
| Gainfort | 80 | 188 | / |
| Ghanfoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nasinfor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanfar | 77 | 27 | / |
| Gonfor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ganfar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nonfor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghanfar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gonfour | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gajnfar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonfart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahanfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajnfhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namfar | 62 | 4 | / |
| Gamfar | 62 | 4 | / |
| Noinfar | 57 | 118 | / |
| Gonfard | 57 | 42 | / |
| Gamphor | 57 | 18 | / |
| Naimfar | 57 | 10 | / |
| Neumfor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ghomfor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gounfar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nasimfar | 53 | 19 | / |
| Nanphard | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ghasemfar | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ghajnnfar | 50 | 1 | / |
| Naimphorh | 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
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- 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 Nganfor
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