Tchefon Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Tchefon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Tchefon (13) may also be a first name.
Tchefon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchefon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchefon has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchefon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Tchefon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchefon live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tchefon is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
The surname Tchefon is most common in Benin, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin it is most common in: Zou Department, where 60 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 20 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Benin Tchefon occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tcheffon | 93 | 21 | / |
| Chefon | 92 | 178 | / |
| Chefoin | 86 | 21 | / |
| Cheffon | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tchafon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchifon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cheefoon | 80 | 17 | / |
| Tchefang | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chepfone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chifon | 77 | 180 | / |
| Chefan | 77 | 48 | / |
| Cefoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsefon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchephone | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchuifong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chefane | 71 | 210 | / |
| Chiffon | 71 | 52 | / |
| Chifone | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chifoin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cheffan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chifuon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chephon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaifon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheffane | 67 | 307 | / |
| Chiffone | 67 | 103 | / |
| Cefan | 67 | 76 | / |
| Tshefane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chaiffon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zefon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshifonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchifang | 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 Tchefon
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