Babafi Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Babafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Babafi 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
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Babafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Babafi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Babafi live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Yobe, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.

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
Bawafi83770/
Babafa832/
Babafy831/
Bawafie77172/
Bawaffi7710/
Behbafi771/
Babaafe771/
Babaifa771/
Boubafi771/
Bavafa67311/
Bobafa6727/
Bawafy675/
Wawafi671/
Bawafed62429/
Wawwafi62205/
Babofer622/
Bowafio621/
Wawafai621/
Bobahafer530/
Bowofi5010/
Bebefe501/
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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 Babafi
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