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 surname Bafai (Hindi: बफाई, Russian: Бафаи) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bafaï. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 widely held given name world-wide It is held by 20 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 65 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 26 percent are found and North Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 26 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 26 percent are found.
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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