Bafi Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Bafi Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'snowy, white sweets', 'ice cream', 'icing', 'sweet person'.
Bafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| Greece | 48 | 1:230,829 | 35,705 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Bafi (239) may also be a first name.
Bafi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'snowy, white sweets', 'ice cream', 'icing', 'sweet person'.
- s18c4eBafi Demographics
Bafi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Bafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻓﻲ, Hindi: बफी, Russian: Бафи) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 735,823rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name Bafi is mostly found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Bafi live; 34 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Bafi is also the 578,640th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 239 people.
The surname Bafi is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 62,242. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Morobe, where 33 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 32 percent live and Chimbu, where 8 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 12 percent live and Botswana, where 7 percent live.
Bafi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bafi surname is chiefly Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.
Bafi earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻓﻲ | bafy | - |
| Bafi in the Hindi language | ||
| बफी | baphi | 84.44 |
| बाफी | baphi | 13.33 |
| वफी | vaphi | 2.22 |
| Bafi in the Russian language | ||
| Бафи | bafi | - |
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