Baffin Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Baffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France661:1,006,405112,047
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Baffin (25) may also be a first name.

Baffin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baffin (Arabic: بافن, Russian: Баффин) is found most frequently in France. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baffin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Baffin live; 30 percent live in Caribbean and 30 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 25 people.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 1,006,405. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Martinique, where 52 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 32 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Other than France it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Baffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Baffin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Baffin last name grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baffin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Baffin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 77.68% less than the national average, earning R 53,052 per year and in United States they earn 49.99% less than the national average, earning $21,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baffing921/
Baffina921/
Bafin9166/
Boffin83728/
Bazfin83142/
Batfin83101/
Bafina8398/
Baafin8318/
Vaffin833/
Bajfin833/
Waffin833/
Basfin833/
Beffin833/
Bafing832/
Bahfin831/
Bafind831/
Bhafin831/
Baffim831/
Baffen830/
Bafn801/
Bahafin77160/
Bouffin77105/
Boffing7756/
Boiffin7731/
Waffing771/
Waffina771/
Vaffina771/
Waffind771/
Beaufin771/
Boffina770/
Vafin735,909/
Wafin73131/
Bafen7378/
Bofin7332/
Bafim7320/
Uafin7311/
Befin739/
Bafne731/
Bouffing712/
Bahafina711/
Bachfink711/
Bafinova711/
Vafina678,067/
Bahfen67381/
Boffen67131/
Waffen6799/
Vafing6743/
Baphin6742/
Bafeng6731/
Uafina6715/
Boufin6713/
Wadfin679/
Bofink678/
Bofing675/
Waifin675/
Bofina673/
Boifin671/
Wafien671/
Beffen671/
Woffin671/
Vafind671/

Baffin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baffin in the Russian language
Баффинbaffin-
Baffin in the Arabic language
بافنbafn-

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 Baffin
  • 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