Bafakan Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Bafakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bafakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bafakan occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafakan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Bafakan is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bafakan are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 346,151. In Cameroon Bafakan is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 73 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and West Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bafakian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bafakhan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bafakanwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Badfakhan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bavakan | 86 | 27 | / |
| Bafakam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bafkane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bavakhan | 80 | 806 | / |
| Bavakian | 80 | 20 | / |
| Bafokane | 80 | 16 | / |
| Bhavakan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bavakani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bavakann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Payfakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bafachan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bavakana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bafagane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bafkin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bafken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafgan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhavakhan | 75 | 48 | / |
| Baviakana | 75 | 27 | / |
| Bavakhani | 75 | 6 | / |
| Boufakane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baafukhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baviakani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bifakanwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baffagana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bavakhaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bavakhane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bavkana | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bhavakhane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bavagan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bahavakhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pavakan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baffa Gana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bfwkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bavacan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfakana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfakanya | 67 | 73 | / |
| Bavukana | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bavikyan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bavachan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bafghian | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bafghani | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baiphakwaen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bavukyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhavagan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bavekana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bavakuno | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bavakyny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavaykin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavikana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavukkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuvakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhavkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biyafhachan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavikian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavokano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baavgain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boufaken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boufkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| B Fakhwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boufekkan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boufakoune | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Bafakan
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