Bafeto Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bafeto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Bafeto (26) may also be a first name.

Bafeto Last Name Facts

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

Bafeto occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafeto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bafeto is the 1,491,356th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Bafeto is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bafeto live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common forename in the world, borne by 26 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Bafeto is mostly found in: Gombe, where 87 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Sokoto, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baifeto92317/
Bayfeto9254/
Baffeto928/
Bafetop925/
Bafoto83151/
Bofeto83120/
Bafeta8372/
Befeto834/
Bafitou7716/
Bafitos776/
Baffato771/
Wafetop771/
Bafatto771/
Baffatto714/
Bofoto67841/
Bafita67154/
Bafota67137/
Bofeta67127/
Befoto6721/
Bafata6718/
Bofito671/
Befato671/

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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 Bafeto
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