Bafana Surname

102,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bafana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,6951:9,1081,120
India1,1171:686,71932,043
DR Congo8761:84,3379,678
Botswana4741:4,614707
South Africa2411:224,80423,422
Lesotho501:40,6516,911
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England181:3,095,448105,421
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bafana (22,094) may also be a first name.

Bafana Last Name Facts

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

Bafana (Arabic: بفانا, Hindi: बाफना, Marathi: बाफणा) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,879th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,592,906 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Bafana are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bafana is also the 35,091st most frequently held given name globally It is held by 22,094 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,695 people, or 1 in 9,108. In Zimbabwe Bafana is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 42 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Bafana exists in 38 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Bafana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bafana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.27% less than the national average, earning R 96,792 per year and in United States they earn 77.74% more than the national average, earning $76,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafanga92236/
Bafanah9276/
Bhafana9235/
Bafanna9212/
Baffana9212/
Baafana924/
Bafaana924/
Bafanaa922/
Baifana921/
Bafagna921/
Beafana921/
Bafanas921/
Bafanaz921/
Bafamna921/
Bafanadh86131/
Baifanga861/
Bafangna861/
Bafena835,213/
Bofana83694/
Wafana83501/
Vafana83303/
Befana8355/
Bafani8326/
Bafano8325/
Bafane8321/
Bafona834/
Baufanais8015/
Bafango77971/
Baphana77571/
Bofanga77496/
Bafouna77173/
Bafange77144/
Bafeani7755/
Bafoona7734/
Baffane7720/
Wafaana7714/
Bafangi774/
Mpafana773/
Baffani773/
Bafuina771/
Bafaino771/
Boufana771/
Bafanio771/
Vafanat771/
Bahvana771/
Baifani771/
Bafonna771/
Bafanie770/
Bauffanais754/
Baphanai7129/
Baphanau7112/
Baphanas716/
Bhaphana712/
Mphafana712/
Beaufane711/
Baaphana711/
Bauphana711/
Bofanash711/
Baphanay711/
Baphanah711/
Baphanad711/
Baufangi711/
Baufange711/
Wafangay711/
Bahafani711/
Bofona67576/
Befona67165/
Bofane67109/
Bafoni6759/
Bofano6755/
Bofena6750/
Bafone6731/
Wofana6715/
Bofani6713/
Bafono675/
Befena674/
Boufanais673/
Vafany672/
Vafona671/
Wafona671/
Baifougna671/
Baphanaid671/
Boufanaya671/
Baphanaip671/
Baphanais671/

Bafana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bafana in the Hindi language
बाफनाbaphana93.41
बाफणाbaphana6.59
Bafana in the Marathi language
बाफणाbaphana48.37
बाफनाbaphana41.97
बाफानाbaphana7.68
बाफाणाbaphana0.59
बाफनbaphana0.59
बाफणbaphana0.2
बापनाbapana0.2
बफानाbaphana0.2
बफनाbaphana0.2
Bafana in the Arabic language
بفاناbfana-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bafana
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