Bafa Surname
Approximately 1,008 people bear this surname
Bafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 224 | 1:49,463 | 8,139 |
| Nigeria | 189 | 1:937,263 | 40,304 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Iran | 74 | 1:1,037,602 | 47,336 |
| Brazil | 60 | 1:3,567,906 | 100,128 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Bafa (9,197) may also be a first name.
Bafa Demographics
Bafa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Bafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bafa (Arabic: بفّا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻓﺎ, Hindi: बफा) occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 359,448th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,229,708 people. Bafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Bafa reside; 24 percent reside in West Africa and 22 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 64,751st most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 9,197 people.
It is most frequent in Greece, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 49,463. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 32 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 18 percent live and Epirus, where 17 percent live. Beside Greece Bafa exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Bafa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bafa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bafa last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bafa in the Hindi language | ||
| बफा | bapha | - |
| Bafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻓﺎ | bafa | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻔﺎ | bfa | 33.33 |
| Bafa in the Arabic language | ||
| بفّا | bfa | - |
| بفا | bfa | - |
| بافا | bafa | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bafa
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