Njifou Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Njifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 159 | 1:130,623 | 14,745 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Njifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njifou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Njifou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njifou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njifou is the 1,374,607th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njifou are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Njifou is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 130,623. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 62 percent live, Littoral Region, where 32 percent live and South Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njifouh | 92 | 32 | / |
| Njifout | 92 | 3 | / |
| Njiffou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njifu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Njifeyou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndjifu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Njifuh | 83 | 8 | / |
| Njiefu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Njiffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njuifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njifoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njifuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyifou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndjuifo | 77 | 17 | / |
| Njuiffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niefo | 73 | 34 | / |
| Niifu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Njifa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngifu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njefu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nsifu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyifu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiechfu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngiefu | 67 | 288 | / |
| Njifie | 67 | 52 | / |
| Njeufo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nchifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsiefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngifeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niefuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyefou | 67 | 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 Njifou
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