Bafo Surname

306,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Bafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5371:100,89012,215
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Burkina Faso2301:79,7922,834
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Bafo (1,333) may also be a first name.

Bafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bafo (Hindi: बफो) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bafo is the 306,393rd most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,905,629 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Bafo reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 215,140th most common given name internationally, borne by 1,333 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 100,890. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Bafo occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 22 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 19 percent are found.

Bafo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bafo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.99% less than the national average, earning R 125,964 per year and in United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baffo892,158/
Bafou89741/
Bafoa8980/
Basfo8939/
Bafoy8927/
Baafo8926/
Bafoi895/
Baifo893/
Bhafo892/
Beafo891/
Bafoh891/
Bafos891/
Baffou80128/
Baafou80125/
Baffoy80114/
Basfod8032/
Bahafo8015/
Basfot8012/
Baffoa8010/
Baffoh8010/
Bafouz806/
Baffot805/
Baifos803/
Baafuo802/
Bapfou802/
Batfoi802/
Bafoij802/
Baffos802/
Basfos801/
Beafou801/
Baffod801/
Bafout801/
Bahfos801/
Baifou801/
Beafoy801/
Badfou801/
Bafoth800/
Beaufo800/
Wafo758,714/
Bafa751,008/
Bofo75153/
Befo75147/
Vafo7561/
Uafo752/
Beaufoy73355/
Baifouh73241/
Baffoux7321/
Basfodh736/
Baasfod731/
Bayfouh731/
Baffout731/
Bahfoha731/
Bahfouz731/
Bahafoh731/
Beaufod731/
Baufouz731/
Badfood731/
Baafouh731/
Baifous731/
Baufoot730/
Basfoot730/
Baffous730/
Baffa6719,850/
Baufa673,850/
Waffo672,949/
Boffo671,811/
Bafas67521/
Baafa67389/
Baefa67319/
Waifo67223/
Bofoy67116/
Baifa6788/
Bofoi6741/
Bafau6730/
Bofos6728/
Boofo6727/
Befoh6724/
Bavoh6722/
Wafou6721/
Bayfa6721/
Bofou6716/
Bafaa6714/
Bafat6710/
Bafah679/
Bafeu679/
Befuo676/
Badfa676/
Bofoa675/
Bafaï674/
Bapfa674/
Befoy674/
Beffo673/
Boufo673/
Beafa673/
Basfa672/
Wuafo672/
Boifo672/
Bawfa672/
Beaufoit671/
Bapho671/
Bhofo671/
Boefo671/
Bofot671/
Bafad671/
Wafod671/
Wafop671/
Vahfo671/
Beaufoot671/
Waafo671/
Wafoi671/
Befho671/
Buifo671/
Bosfo671/
Beufo671/
Bafoyowa671/
Batfa671/
Bachhfod671/
Huafo671/
Beaufois670/
Bepfo670/

Bafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bafo in the Hindi language
बफोbapho-

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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 Bafo
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