Njifon Surname
Approximately 2,729 people bear this surname
Njifon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,727 | 1:7,616 | 961 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Njifon (75) may also be a first name.
Njifon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njifon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njifon has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njifon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 159,854th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,670,409 people. The last name Njifon occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njifon reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Njifon is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 75 people.
The surname Njifon is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,727 people, or 1 in 7,616. In Cameroon Njifon is mostly found in: West Region, where 64 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found and Centre Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njiffon | 92 | 2 | / |
| Njifond | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njiefon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njiçfon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndjifon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyifon | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nsifon | 83 | 7 | / |
| Njifom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngifon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Niefon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njifouten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njifongue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nchifon | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ndzifon | 77 | 7 | / |
| Niefong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njifang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyifong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjefon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nshifon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchifong | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ndzifoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nijaifan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gniefong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjifoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncheifon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyifan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ngifan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niefom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niefan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchifuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncefong | 62 | 5 | / |
| Ncifane | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nchefon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ngifane | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nnyifom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nsefoun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nchifom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Niefund | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nchetfon | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nchefong | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ngnefong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngneffonn | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngefan | 50 | 12 | / |
| Gnefan | 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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- 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 Njifon
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