Bafinga Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Bafinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bafinga (35) may also be a first name.

Bafinga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafinga is most common in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafinga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Bafinga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bafinga live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafingat9310/
Bafienga931/
Bafina9298/
Bofinga86144/
Bahfina8618/
Bafinas8617/
Bafuina861/
Bafingi861/
Bafinge861/
Baffina861/
Bafenga861/
Wafionga8040/
Wafingah804/
Bahafina801/
Bafiongo801/
Vafina778,067/
Bafena775,213/
Bafino7714/
Bofina773/
Bayfinger752/
Baufinger751/
Befenga71246/
Bafengo71145/
Bafinuo7116/
Baffino717/
Baphina713/
Boufina712/
Bofenga711/
Bafaino711/
Botfina711/
Vaffina711/
Baayfinger711/
Boffina710/
Bofinger671,308/
Boufigna6719/
Boufinas671/
Bofengoa671/
Baifegha671/

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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 Bafinga
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