Baffah Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Baffah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baffah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6091:290,87516,329
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Baffah (461) may also be a first name.

Baffah Last Name Facts

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

Baffah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Baffah.

How Common Is The Last Name Baffah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 529,538th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The last name Baffah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Baffah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baffah is also the 397,322nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 461 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 290,875. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bauchi, where 62 percent reside, Jigawa, where 15 percent reside and Gombe, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 0 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baffa9119,850/
Bafah919/
Boffah83430/
Baifah8316/
Baffoa8310/
Baffoh8310/
Baffat838/
Bafash833/
Baffai833/
Bayfah831/
Bafffa831/
Baffas831/
Bafach831/
Bazfah831/
Bapfah831/
Bafa801,008/
Baffaut7714/
Baffaud778/
Bafathh772/
Badfash772/
Baffait771/
Boffa736,938/
Baufa733,850/
Baffo732,158/
Beffa732,128/
Bofah731,213/
Bafas73521/
Baafa73389/
Baefa73319/
Bafai73102/
Baifa7388/
Bafoa7380/
Bafau7330/
Bayfa7321/
Bavah7315/
Bafaa7314/
Bafat7310/
Badfa736/
Bafay735/
Bapfa734/
Bafaï734/
Bafea734/
Befah733/
Beafa733/
Vaffa732/
Bawfa732/
Basfa732/
Bafad731/
Batfa731/
Bafoh731/
Bouffeah7131/
Baffault7112/
Bahafash711/
Bahaifah711/
Bassfa67629/
Baffou67128/
Baffoy67114/
Befahy6791/
Baufay6729/
Baufaa6725/
Bafaiz6724/
Beffay6711/
Bouffa6710/
Baufai676/
Baffot675/
Batfay674/
Béfahy674/
Bafhat673/
Baffey673/
Baafas673/
Baffei672/
Bhafat672/
Baffos672/
Boufah672/
Baufat671/
Buifah671/
Bhafas671/
Behfah671/
Boffat671/
Boffoh671/
Badfat671/
Boffas671/
Bhavah671/
Baifai671/
Baffod671/
Baifaa671/
Bafayd671/
Badfai671/
Bayfay671/
Batfat671/
Batfai671/
Basfad671/
Bahafa671/
Bafoth670/

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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 Baffah
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