Bafeke Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

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

Bafeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Bafeke (19) may also be a first name.

Bafeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafeke occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafeke? popularity and diffusion

Bafeke is the 2,106,139th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Bafeke occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bafeke reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bafeke is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name on earth, held by 19 people.

Bafeke is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafek912/
Bahafeke8611/
Bafeukeu861/
Bafike831,151/
Bofeke83109/
Bafiek8310/
Befeke836/
Bafeka832/
Bafake832/
Bafeki831/
Bafeeq831/
Bafeck831/
Bafeek831/
Bafekhy773/
Befekeh772/
Baficke772/
Bafieck772/
Bafiket771/
Bafekyi771/
Bafegue771/
Bafakey771/
Bafaike771/
Bafaqee771/
Bafik7334/
Bafec739/
Bafík731/
Bafaqeeh71837/
Bafakeeh71520/
Boufeker71291/
Bafekuha711/
Behfekeh711/
Boufeked711/
Bafaki671,405/
Bofeki67404/
Bafika67188/
Bofeka6741/
Bofoke678/
Bafaky674/
Bafiki672/
Boufek671/
Baffeg671/
Bafeuc671/
Bofike671/
Befoke671/
Bawfik671/

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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 Bafeke
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