Pofong Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pofong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pofong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Pofong Last Name Facts

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

Pofong is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pofong? popularity and diffusion

Pofong is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Pofong reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon Pofong occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Vietnam, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poufong92175/
Pohfong921/
Poyfong921/
Pofon914/
Pouffong8615/
Pafong8341/
Poufon8317/
Phofon834/
Pofung831/
Pofone831/
Pouffon7751/
Patfong7712/
Poufoun7711/
Phafong778/
Pophong772/
Pafoung771/
Puifong771/
Phofang771/
Phofone771/
Pafon739/
Pofan736/
Phophong7194/
Poophong717/
Phatfong714/
Pouffone712/
Phadfong711/
Poophung711/
Pousfung711/
Pofangue711/
Photphong67503/
Pofane67278/
Pafang6769/
Phoophong6713/
Pofaan6712/
Poufom6711/
Pofand6711/
Poffan6711/
Phoophang672/
Phodphong672/
Phophoung672/
Paffon671/
Phoiphong671/
Pophon671/
Pootphong671/
Poodphong671/
Pawfon671/
Poofan671/

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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 Pofong
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