Bafiya Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bafiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bafiya (82) may also be a first name.

Bafiya Last Name Facts

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

Bafiya (Hindi: बाफिया) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bafiya is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bafiya live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 82 people.

Bafiya is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Without taking into account The DR Congo Bafiya occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and The Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafaya83168/
Wafiya83164/
Bafiyo8342/
Bafeya8332/
Bafuya8327/
Bofiya8321/
Vafiya837/
Befiya835/
Bafoya831/
Bafayad77239/
Wafiyah77198/
Baffaya772/
Bafioja771/
Vaafiya771/
Waffiya771/
Vasfiya771/
Bafei731,165/
Bafai73102/
Bafoa7380/
Bafau7330/
Bafui7330/
Bafoy7327/
Bafaa7314/
Bafie7312/
Bafye7310/
Bafay735/
Bafoi735/
Bafea734/
Bafij732/
Bafey731/
Bafae731/
Bahaviya714/
Bafayadh711/
Bafoyowa711/
Bofaya675,667/
Baffie67323/
Bofoya67155/
Baffoy67114/
Bafeye67109/
Befiyo6771/
Bafuji6732/
Bafaie6731/
Baufay6729/
Baufaa6725/
Bafayo6724/
Bafaiz6724/
Vafeia6721/
Wafiyo6711/
Bafeiz6711/
Bafeyo6711/
Baffoa6710/
Befaya6710/
Baifei678/
Baufai676/
Wafiye674/
Batfay674/
Bofeya674/
Bofiyo674/
Baffey673/
Baffai673/
Baafie673/
Bafaji673/
Bafayu672/
Bafeyi672/
Vafaiy672/
Bafoyi672/
Batfoi672/
Bafoij672/
Baffei672/
Bafayi672/
Baifai671/
Bafouy671/
Bafuha671/
Beafoy671/
Batfai671/
Bayfay671/
Badfai671/
Bofuya671/
Bafayd671/
Wafuia671/
Befiye671/
Baifaa671/
Wafeya671/
Bofiye671/

Bafiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bafiya in the Hindi language
बाफियाbaphiya75.86
बफियाbaphiya17.24
बाफीयाbaphiya6.9

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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
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  • 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 Bafiya
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