Pafong Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Pafong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
Pafong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pafong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pafong is found most in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pafong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Pafong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Pafong are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 58 percent are found, West Region, where 25 percent are found and Centre Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patfong | 92 | 12 | / |
| Phafong | 92 | 8 | / |
| Pafoung | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pafon | 91 | 9 | / |
| Phatfong | 86 | 4 | / |
| Phadfong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pafang | 83 | 69 | / |
| Pofong | 83 | 3 | / |
| Paffon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pawfon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poufong | 77 | 175 | / |
| Paphong | 77 | 132 | / |
| Pasfang | 77 | 8 | / |
| Paffoon | 77 | 7 | / |
| Patfang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puifong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poyfong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pohfong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paifang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peafang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pofon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pafan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phaphong | 71 | 564 | / |
| Pouffong | 71 | 15 | / |
| Pafonova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Peaphong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paiphong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phafphon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phatfang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phatphong | 67 | 506 | / |
| Phaiphong | 67 | 419 | / |
| Paphon | 67 | 225 | / |
| Peawphong | 67 | 52 | / |
| Poufon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Phadphong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phofon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phaephong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pasfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peachfung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paphoting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phafan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pafane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pofung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pofone | 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
- 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 Pafong
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