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 appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vifan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vifan live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vifan is also the 116,841st most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 3,652 people.

The last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Vifan is primarily found in: Mono Department, where 63 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 25 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 13 percent live. Other than Benin Vifan is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

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
  • 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 Vifan
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