Samfon Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Samfon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samfon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samfon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samfon has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samfon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Samfon are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 59 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 41 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samfong | 92 | 14 | / |
| Samfone | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sampfon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samfont | 92 | 0 | / |
| Samfan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sanfon | 83 | 6 | / |
| Samfun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samfonova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Somfong | 77 | 141 | / |
| Sanfong | 77 | 96 | / |
| Sanfone | 77 | 73 | / |
| Samphon | 77 | 22 | / |
| Somfhon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanfond | 77 | 3 | / |
| Samfund | 77 | 3 | / |
| Samfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanfont | 77 | 1 | / |
| Campfon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanpfon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saanfon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siamphon | 71 | 777 | / |
| Sounmfon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sasinfon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamfong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamfoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamfoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somfan | 67 | 212 | / |
| Sanfan | 67 | 145 | / |
| Sanfun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sanfom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Canfon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somfun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamfan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Comfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samphuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamfhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jomfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somfom | 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 Samfon
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