Sanfou Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sanfou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Sanfou (11) may also be a first name.

Sanfou Last Name Facts

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

Sanfou is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanfou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sanfou is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

Sanfou is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: North Region, where 90 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live and East Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 26 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfoud920/
Sanfo9158,227/
Sanfu91231/
Shanfous860/
Sanfui8318,828/
Shanfu8314/
Samfou8312/
Sanfod837/
Sanfoo836/
Sanffo832/
Sonfou832/
Sanfau831/
Sanfos831/
Sanfue831/
Seanfo831/
Sanfoy831/
Sannfo831/
Sanfoe831/
Sanfoz831/
Zanfou831/
Ssanfo831/
Sainfo831/
Sanfop830/
Sanfhui7728/
Sanfuji776/
Shanfui774/
Sanfuii774/
Sanfuie773/
Zanfoue772/
Sanfuio771/
Seanffo771/
Seanefu771/
Sanhfoo771/
Sanfuss771/
Sanfoye771/
Sanfoss771/
Shanfus770/
Sanfoot770/
Sonfo73504/
Sanfa73119/
Sonfu7331/
Samfo7310/
Samfu739/
Zanfo732/
Chanfouh71223/
Sonfouet7117/
Sounfous711/
Seanfoss711/
Sanpho67137/
Sanfey67131/
Sainfa67115/
Shonfo6764/
Sanfaz6738/
Sanfie6721/
Shanfa6718/
Shonfu6717/
Sanfai6715/
Saitenfus6711/
Sounfo6711/
Chanfu679/
Saitenfuz678/
Chanfo676/
Sanphu675/
Sonffo674/
Sianfa674/
Sanfat673/
Sounfouet672/
Sonfeu672/
Chanfouie672/
Sanfah672/
Seanfa672/
Sanfee671/
Sonfue671/
Samfod671/
Saimfu671/
Sohnfo671/
Sanfei671/
Sanfye670/

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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 Sanfou
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