Vifin Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Vifin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vifin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1181:87,59010,243
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Vifin (146) may also be a first name.

Vifin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vifin (Hindi: विफिन, Russian: Вифин) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vifin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vifin is the 1,620,164th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Vifin are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vifin is also the 763,528th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 146 people.

This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 87,590. In Benin Vifin is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 65 percent live, Zou Department, where 13 percent live and Mono Department, where 8 percent live. Besides Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viffin9140/
Voifin914/
Vifgin910/
Fifin80144/
Vefin807/
Bifin805/
Wifin804/
Uifin801/
Vifen801/
Biffin73704/
Wiffin73223/
Fifina7329/
Fifing7322/
Pfifin738/
Veffin737/
Waifin735/
Whifin731/
Fifien731/
Boifin731/
Bifina731/
Biefin731/
Fiffin730/
Whiffin671,109/
Boiffin6731/
Bihfien673/
Bifn672/
Fifn671/
Biffina671/
Wiffink671/
Viffenk671/
Wifn671/
Uifn671/
Vaifenh671/
Faiffin671/
Whifing670/
Phiffin670/
Wiffing670/

Vifin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vifin in the Hindi language
विफिनviphina-
Vifin in the Russian language
Вифинvifin-

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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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  • 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 Vifin
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