Ngofanke Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngofanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ngofanke 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
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ngofanke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngofanke is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngofanke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngofanke is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ngofanke live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Ngofanke is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Ngofanke is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 94 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live.

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
Ngoufanke942/
Ngoufanck821/
Ngofang8016/
Nafanke801/
Ngoufang759/
Ngafang674/
Ngofong671/
Gafanka671/
Ngoufong634/
Nophance634/
Nghofong632/
Ngofoung631/
Goufanca631/
Ngouffong592/
Ngoufoung591/
Ngheufang591/
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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 Ngofanke
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