Bafah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bafah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bafah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafah occurs most in Liberia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bafah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bafah is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Bafah are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

Bafah is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia it is most common in: River Gee County, where 100 percent live. Beside Liberia Bafah is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Iraq, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baffah91611/
Baifah9116/
Bafash913/
Bayfah911/
Bafach911/
Bazfah911/
Bapfah911/
Bafa891,008/
Badfash832/
Bafathh832/
Baffa8019,850/
Baufa803,850/
Bofah801,213/
Bafas80521/
Baafa80389/
Baefa80319/
Bafai80102/
Baifa8088/
Bafoa8080/
Bafau8030/
Bayfa8021/
Bavah8015/
Bafaa8014/
Bafat8010/
Badfa806/
Bafay805/
Bafea804/
Bafaï804/
Bapfa804/
Befah803/
Beafa803/
Basfa802/
Bawfa802/
Bafad801/
Bafoh801/
Batfa801/
Bahafash771/
Bahaifah771/
Bassfa73629/
Boffah73430/
Befahy7391/
Baufay7329/
Baufaa7325/
Bafaiz7324/
Baffoa7310/
Baffoh7310/
Baffat738/
Baufai736/
Batfay734/
Béfahy734/
Baffai733/
Baafas733/
Bafhat733/
Bhafat732/
Boufah732/
Bhavah731/
Baifai731/
Baifaa731/
Bafffa731/
Baffas731/
Behfah731/
Buifah731/
Bhafas731/
Bafayd731/
Bahafa731/
Baufat731/
Basfad731/
Batfai731/
Batfat731/
Bayfay731/
Badfai731/
Badfat731/
Bafoth730/
Vafa672,417/
Bafo671,234/
Bofa67774/
Befa67414/
Baifouh67241/
Beaufay67113/
Baufays67105/
Bashfat6755/
Baufayt6739/
Bhaivah6736/
Baffaut6714/
Baffaud678/
Bassfat676/
Basfodh676/
Bafhaid674/
Beafait672/
Boufaha672/
Bayfouh671/
Beifash671/
Baffait671/
Bahfoha671/
Bahafoh671/
Beafays671/
Beavfay671/
Baufait671/
Baafouh671/
Ba'tfai671/
Baefhai671/
Boufadh671/
Boufahs671/

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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 Bafah
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