Bafina Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bafina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin331:313,20025,349
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bafina (18) may also be a first name.

Bafina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafina (Hindi: बफिना, Russian: Бафина) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bafina.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Bafina reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bafina is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 313,200. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 97 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 3 percent reside. Barring Benin it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafinga9238/
Bahfina9218/
Bafinas9217/
Bafuina921/
Baffina921/
Bafin9166/
Bahafina861/
Bafinova861/
Vafina838,067/
Bafena835,213/
Bazfin83142/
Baffin83114/
Batfin83101/
Baafin8318/
Uafina8315/
Bafino8314/
Wafina839/
Bofina833/
Basfin833/
Bajfin833/
Bafing832/
Bafind831/
Bhafin831/
Befina831/
Bahfin831/
Bafn801/
Bahafin77160/
Bofinga77144/
Bafinuo7716/
Baffino777/
Baphina773/
Boufina772/
Baffing771/
Bafenga771/
Bafaino771/
Botfina771/
Befoina771/
Waffina771/
Vaffina771/
Beaufin771/
Boffina770/
Vafin735,909/
Bafen7378/
Bofin7332/
Bafim7320/
Bafne731/
Wafionga7140/
Boufigna7119/
Bafiongo711/
Bachfink711/
Boufinas711/
Boffin67728/
Bahfen67381/
Vafyna6779/
Bofena6750/
Baphin6742/
Wafena6741/
Bafeng6731/
Boufin6713/
Bofink678/
Bofing675/
Uafino674/
Befena674/
Vaffin673/
Bofino672/
Boifin671/
Wafino671/
Baffim671/
Bafeno671/
Bousfinat671/
Baffen670/

Bafina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bafina in the Hindi language
बफिनाbaphina-
Bafina in the Russian language
Бафинаbafina-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bafina
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