Bafai Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Bafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Azerbaijan | 27 | 1:357,375 | 7,700 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bafaï (4) are calculated separately.
Bafai (20) may also be a first name.
Bafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bafai (Hindi: बफाई, Russian: Бафаи) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Bafaï. Click here for further possible spellings of Bafai.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Bafai occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Bafai are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in North Caucasus. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 65 percent live, Northwest Region, where 26 percent live and North Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 26 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 26 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bafai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bafai in the Hindi language | ||
| बफाई | bapha'i | 66.67 |
| बफई | bapha'i | 33.33 |
| Bafai in the Russian language | ||
| Бафаи | bafai | - |
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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 Bafai
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