Nonfon Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nonfon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nonfon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2721:37,9994,906
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nonfon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nonfon is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nonfon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 910,497th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nonfon live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 37,999. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 75 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 14 percent are found and Collines Department, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nonffon921/
Gnonfoun864/
Ngounfon861/
Nounfoun861/
Nanfon8315/
Nonfun831/
Gnanfon7758/
Nanfong7717/
Nonphon7716/
Nnanfon771/
Nomfonh771/
Nounfun771/
Nunfong771/
Nanfoun771/
Nonphong71869/
Noenphon7199/
Gnanffon711/
Gnomfoun711/
Ngnamfon711/
Ngoumfon711/
Nanfan67311/
Namfon67158/
Nanfun676/
Nunfun672/
Numfon672/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nonfon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis