Bafetanye Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bafetanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafetanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bafetanye (15) may also be a first name.

Bafetanye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bafetanye occurs most in Botswana. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafetanye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Bafetanye is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bafetanye live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bafetanye is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Bafetanye is most numerous in Botswana, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Beside Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafethanye951/
Bafetane9428/
Baftan8019/
Bafitanya781/
Baftani75127/
Bafatan756/
Bouafetine741/
Bouftane719/
B Aftanh711/
Baftin6725/
Baften6715/
Beftan674/
Bafton672/
Bafweetin671/
Bafdan671/
Bafatn671/
Boufedane671/
Bafadhane671/
Bhivatane671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bafetanye
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis