Vifan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Vifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Vifan (3,652) may also be a first name.

Vifan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vifan is most common in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vifan? popularity and diffusion

Vifan is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vifan reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vifan is also the 116,841st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 3,652 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Vifan is most common in: Mono Department, where 63 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 25 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Benin Vifan exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vipfan913/
Vitfan911/
Vifane911/
Viffan911/
Vidfamn835/
Vuifang831/
Bifan8027/
Fifan8026/
Vefan802/
Vifam801/
Vufan801/
Vifon801/
Bifane73504/
Witfan73124/
Faifan7381/
Waifan7341/
Bifang7333/
Weifan7324/
Viphan7320/
Feifan7314/
Fifain7311/
Fifane7311/
Baifan739/
Biffan731/
Fifang731/
Wifant731/
Huifan731/
Wiffan730/
Fifatin67201/
Boifang67185/
Huifang6730/
Waifane6723/
Baifang6716/
Bisfain677/
Waifain673/
Weifane673/
Witfang672/
Beifang672/
Weiffan671/
Bijfank671/
Faifane671/
Vitphan671/

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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 Vifan
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