Tanfon Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanfon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Tanfon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Tanfon Last Name Facts

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

Tanfon is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tanfon.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanfon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanfon are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon Tanfon is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanfong923/
Tahnfon921/
Thanfon920/
Thanfong8655/
Tamnfong861/
Tanfan8381/
Tamfon834/
Tanfom832/
Tanphon77105/
Tanfang779/
Tanfung772/
Tonfong772/
Tanfane771/
Taitinfong7527/
Tanphong71425/
Thanphon71360/
Tanphoon716/
Tamfoung711/
Tanfam678/
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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 Tanfon
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