Bafimba Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bafimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
France71:9,488,960336,266
Congo51:997,81917,129

Bafimba (15) may also be a first name.

Bafimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafimba occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bafimba.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bafimba reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bafimba is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Bafimba is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Bafimba is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafumba863,420/
Bofimba8621/
Bafemba861/
Bafuumba803/
Bafummba801/
Bofumba71157/
Befumba71105/
Wafemba7152/
Bafumbo719/
Wafimbo711/
Bofimbo711/
Befumbah672/
Baifembi671/
Bofumbo57773/
Bofembe5768/
Bofembo5734/
Bafinuo5716/
Befumbo574/
Uofmbaa571/
Bofinbo571/

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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 Bafimba
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