Bafaki Surname

276,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bafaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3461:29,0043,991
Greece251:443,19258,048
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India81:95,883,173728,828
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Bafaki (16) may also be a first name.

Bafaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bafaki occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bafaki.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafaki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bafaki is the 276,073rd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,186,865 people. Bafaki is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bafaki are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,346 people, or 1 in 29,004. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 12 percent reside, Rukungiri District, where 10 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Bafakis9240/
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Bafaaki9228/
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Baafaki922/
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Bafakish863/
Baffakhi861/
Bafaka83338/
Vafaki8373/
Bafaky834/
Bafaqi833/
Bafake832/
Bafeki831/
Bofaki831/
Bafaqih77457/
Bafakyh77286/
Bafachi77155/
Bafakhy7724/
Bafaqui7713/
Baphaki776/
Bafouki772/
Bafakky771/
Bafekyi771/
Bafaqhi771/
Bafakey771/
Bafahky771/
Bafaike771/
Bafakeeh71520/
Baphakki7110/
Baufaker714/
Bafacker711/
Baphakhi711/
Bhaphaki711/
Bafhachi711/
Bafacchi711/
Bafaquih711/
Bafakeer711/
Bofaka671,070/
Bofeki67404/
Bafoka67229/
Bafeke6780/
Vafaqi6760/
Vafake671/

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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 Bafaki
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