Njifon Surname

159,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njifon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njifon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,7271:7,616961
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Njifon is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njifon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 159,854th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,670,409 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njifon reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 75 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,727 people, or 1 in 7,616. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 64 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found and Centre Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Njifon is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njiffon922/
Njifond921/
Njiefon921/
Njiçfon921/
Ndjifon921/
Nyifon8311/
Nsifon837/
Njifom832/
Ngifon832/
Niefon831/
Njifouten801/
Njifongue801/
Nchifon7729/
Ndzifon777/
Niefong772/
Njifang772/
Nyifong771/
Ndjefon771/
Nshifon771/
Nchifong7124/
Ndzifoin711/
Nijaifan711/
Gniefong711/
Ndjifoum711/
Ncheifon711/
Nyifan6744/
Ngifan674/
Niefom671/
Niefan671/
Nchifuong671/
Ncefong625/
Ncifane623/
Nchefon622/
Ngifane621/
Nnyifom621/
Nsefoun621/
Nchifom621/
Niefund621/
Nchetfon573/
Nchefong572/
Ngnefong571/
Ngneffonn531/
Ngefan5012/
Gnefan501/

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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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