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

The last name Bafiya (Hindi: बाफिया) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bafiya are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 82 people.

Bafiya is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo it exists 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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