Bafada Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Bafada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2071:92,7153,883
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Bafada (99) may also be a first name.

Bafada Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bafada is most common in Niger. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafada? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bafada is the 1,118,459th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bafada are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 951,070th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 99 people.

It is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 92,715. In Niger Bafada is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 47 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 44 percent live and Dosso Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Niger Bafada occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafadau921/
Baffaada861/
Bafade8357/
Bafoda835/
Wafada834/
Vafada832/
Wafadda77305/
Boufada77148/
Wafadas779/
Wafaday779/
Wafadad778/
Bafadei774/
Bavadah771/
Bafadou771/
Bafader771/
Bafaadi771/
Bhefada771/
Vafadad771/
Baffado771/
Boufaida71867/
Boufadda71173/
Boufadah713/
Baifouda712/
Boufadha712/
Wahfadha711/
Boufayda711/
Wawfaday711/
Vafeadas711/
Boufaãda711/
Bouffada711/
Vafadi677/
Bofade676/
Vafade675/
Bafode673/
Bofado672/
Bofadi672/

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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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  • 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 Bafada
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