Nifong Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nifong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nifong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0991:329,80829,917
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Nifong (10) may also be a first name.

Nifong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nifong is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nifong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 335,097th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Nifong live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname Nifong is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,099 people, or 1 in 329,808. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 56 percent live, Indiana, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States Nifong exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Iraq, where 0 percent live.

Nifong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nifong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nifong last name grew 901 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nifong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nifong last name are 33.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Nifong earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning $37,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niefong922/
Niffong920/
Nifon9166/
Ngnifong861/
Nufong8373/
Nifont836/
Nifang836/
Nifone835/
Noifon834/
Ngifon832/
Nefong831/
Niffon831/
Nifung831/
Niefon831/
Nidfon831/
Nifond830/
Niphong7770/
Noifone775/
Neffong773/
Niffang773/
Naifang772/
Neefong771/
Gnifang771/
Naifoin771/
Nifan7318/
Nefon732/
Njfon732/
Nifom731/
Noiphong71708/
Nitphong7191/
Nifonova7155/
Ngnifang711/
Ngnefong711/
Niphon67593/
Nifaan6736/
Nifhan6732/
Niffan6710/
Nifane677/
Naifonova677/
Nefang677/
Naifan676/
Neefon676/
Ngifan674/
Nisfan674/
Newfon672/
Nufang672/
Neffon671/
Njfang671/
Gnifan671/
Niefan671/
Nefung671/
Nizfan671/
Neifan670/

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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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  • 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 Nifong
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