Bafaji Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Bafaji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Bafaji (4) may also be a first name.

Bafaji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bafaji is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bafaji.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafaji? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bafaji are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 4 people.

The surname Bafaji is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Bafaji is most numerous in: Gombe, where 50 percent are found and Yobe, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baffaji9299/
Bafai91102/
Bafajish86100/
Bafuji8332/
Bafaie8331/
Bafaiz8324/
Bafasi8314/
Bafagi837/
Baufai836/
Baffai833/
Bafayi832/
Baifai831/
Bafazi831/
Batfai831/
Badfai831/
Bafagih771,242/
Bafachi77155/
Bafakhi7739/
Baufaie7728/
Baffajo777/
Baffayi775/
Bafhaid774/
Beafait772/
Uafaiji771/
Baafaci771/
Baffait771/
Baffiji771/
Baufait771/
Ba'tfai771/
Wafai732,613/
Bafei731,165/
Vafai73891/
Bafoa7380/
Bafui7330/
Bafau7330/
Bafaa7314/
Bafie7312/
Bafoi735/
Bafay735/
Bafea734/
Bafij732/
Vafaj732/
Bafuj732/
Bafae731/
Beaufait71275/
Boufadji713/
Bafatchi712/
Baffakhi711/
Baifaasi711/
Bafhachi711/
Baufaijt711/
Vafaie6716,981/
Wafaie671,073/
Vafajo67580/
Baffie67323/
Bafaya67168/
Vafaii67127/
Bafiyo6742/
Waifai6738/
Bátfai6738/
Waffai6733/
Bafeya6732/
Baufay6729/
Bafuya6727/
Baufaa6725/
Bafiya6724/
Bafayo6724/
Boufai6724/
Botfai6716/
Vafayi6714/
Beaufaijt6714/
Bafeiz6711/
Baffoa6710/
Bafage679/
Vafajooyi678/
Baifei678/
Huafai678/
Wafaii675/
Batfay674/
Baafie673/
Bafayu672/
Batfoi672/
Bafoij672/
Baffei672/
Bafeyi672/
Vafaiy672/
Bafoyi672/
Wafhai671/
Uafaja671/
Boifai671/
Baifaa671/
Wafeji671/
Wasfai671/
Wafajo671/
Bofayi671/
Botfaj671/
Bafayd671/
Bafoya671/
Bafuha671/
Bayfay671/
Baphai671/
Bofais671/
Watfai671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bafaji
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