Bafala Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
India121:63,922,115578,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Bafala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafala (Marathi: बाफला) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bafala is the 1,092,155th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bafala live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bafala is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Other than The DR Congo Bafala exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafalay928/
Bafalla927/
Bafalah924/
Bafayla922/
Bafalia922/
Beafala921/
Bafaala921/
Bafallah866/
Bafaulla863/
Bofala836,059/
Bafola83230/
Bafali83166/
Bafale83125/
Bafela8363/
Bafalo8324/
Befala8321/
Wafala832/
Vafala831/
Bafhailah801/
Boufala77784/
Bafalie77441/
Baffale77283/
Bafuila77205/
Bafaluy77125/
Baffalo7752/
Bafaale7748/
Baffaly7739/
Boifala7727/
Bafasli7726/
Bafalis7720/
Boyfala7718/
Waifala7715/
Bafaley7715/
Baufale7712/
Bafoula777/
Wafalya773/
Bafallo773/
Wafalia772/
Baphala772/
Baffali772/
Bafalli771/
Bafalle771/
Vafalai771/
Bafaleh771/
Bafalee771/
Bafalhi771/
Bafeela771/
Baufela771/
Boufalah71380/
Baffalie71177/
Bafalluy71131/
Baffalio7115/
Boyfalla7112/
Bafalley717/
Boefalla717/
Baffaley716/
Wafallah715/
Boufalla713/
Bafallie712/
Boufatla711/
Bhafoola711/
Vafaulla711/
Baffaili711/
Wayfalla711/
Boufalga711/
Boufalas711/
Wafalyas711/
Befallah711/
Boutfala711/
Baffaluy711/
Baufalis711/
Bouffala711/
Bofola673,383/
Bofale671,811/
Bafolo67308/
Bofela67308/
Bofali67246/
Bafelo67194/
Befela67160/
Bofalo67123/
Bafole67108/
Befola6739/
Vafale6736/
Boufallah6723/
Bafoli6723/
Baffaulie6720/
Wafalo6711/
Baffailly677/
Baifallie676/
Boufalaas675/
Vafali673/
Vafola671/
Bafoly671/

Bafala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bafala in the Marathi language
बाफलाbaphala-

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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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  • 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 Bafala
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