Ounfana Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ounfana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ounfana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2561:74,9693,325
France91:7,380,302306,885

Ounfana (37) may also be a first name.

Ounfana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ounfana is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ounfana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ounfana? popularity and diffusion

Ounfana is the 975,866th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name Ounfana occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ounfana are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ounfana is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 37 people.

The surname Ounfana is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 74,969. In Niger Ounfana is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 57 percent live, Agadez Region, where 29 percent live and Zinder Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ounfanat931/
Ounfanaa931/
Ounfaana931/
Onfana921/
Gunfana868/
Ounfane865/
Ounfani863/
Oumfana861/
Ounfanou801/
Anfana7767/
Umfana7721/
Unfani779/
Unfano771/
Ounfounat751/
Ounfanett751/
Gomfana719/
Anfanah711/
Onfanos711/
Unphanna678/
Onphanna672/
Ainfasna671/

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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
  • 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 Ounfana
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