Poufong Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Poufong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poufong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1581:131,45014,816
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Poufong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poufong is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Poufong.

How Common Is The Last Name Poufong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,295,379th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Poufong are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 131,450. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 72 percent are found, Centre Region, where 10 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouffong9315/
Pufong9267/
Poufon9217/
Pofong923/
Payoufong881/
Pouffon8651/
Poufoun8611/
Pohfong861/
Poyfong861/
Puifong861/
Pofon834/
Pouyfung802/
Pouffone802/
Pousfung801/
Pouefang801/
Peyoufon801/
Phudfong801/
Pafong7741/
Poufom7711/
Pufont778/
Pufang775/
Phofon774/
Pufung772/
Puffon771/
Pofung771/
Pofone771/
Phoutphong7125/
Patfong7112/
Phafong718/
Pophong712/
Phofone711/
Poufoum711/
Phofang711/
Pafoung711/
Puifung711/
Phuphong672,140/
Pufan67299/
Phophong6794/
Pudphong6714/
Pafon679/
Poophong677/
Pofan676/
Phatfong674/
Putphong673/
Pofangue671/
Phophung671/
Phadfong671/
Poophung671/
Puphoung671/

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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 Poufong
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