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 surname Bafa (Arabic: بفّا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻓﺎ, Hindi: बफा) occurs most in Greece. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 359,448th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,229,708 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Bafa live; 24 percent live in West Africa and 22 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Bafa is also the 64,751st most frequent given name internationally It is held by 9,197 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 49,463. In Greece Bafa is most common in: Attica, where 32 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 18 percent are found and Epirus, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Greece this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
Bafa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bafa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bafa surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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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