Bafon Surname
Approximately 942 people bear this surname
Bafon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 890 | 1:23,336 | 3,162 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Bafon (70) may also be a first name.
Bafon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bafon (Arabic: بعفون) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bafon.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 378,966th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,736,248 people. Bafon is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bafon are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bafon is also the 1,162,016th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 70 people.
The last name Bafon is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 890 people, or 1 in 23,336. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 8 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bafoin | 91 | 72 | / |
| Baffon | 91 | 34 | / |
| Bafone | 91 | 31 | / |
| Bafoun | 91 | 8 | / |
| Bafong | 91 | 7 | / |
| Bahfon | 91 | 3 | / |
| Baufon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Baffone | 83 | 136 | / |
| Baffoun | 83 | 35 | / |
| Baffoin | 83 | 7 | / |
| Baifoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bafoune | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baufond | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beafone | 83 | 1 | / |
| Basfond | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bafan | 80 | 61 | / |
| Bafun | 80 | 38 | / |
| Wafon | 80 | 29 | / |
| Befon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bafom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bofon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baffogne | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bafonova | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bashfond | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beaufoin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baffoune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baffonne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafand | 73 | 546 | / |
| Bafune | 73 | 151 | / |
| Badfan | 73 | 30 | / |
| Boufon | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bafane | 73 | 21 | / |
| Batfan | 73 | 18 | / |
| Buifon | 73 | 13 | / |
| Baffan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Baifan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Watfon | 73 | 7 | / |
| Beffon | 73 | 5 | / |
| Boffon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wasfon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bofoin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpafon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bofong | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waifon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beifon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafanc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafatn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafgan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahfun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Botfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baifun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beefon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baffoigne | 71 | 35 | / |
| Baphong | 67 | 71 | / |
| Bouffon | 67 | 42 | / |
| Boffone | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baffane | 67 | 20 | / |
| Baifang | 67 | 16 | / |
| Boffoin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bafunhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baiphon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bafatin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahafan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boufoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baffant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boufone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bofoune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boffong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiffon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafuune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahfung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baufang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baffoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bazzfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waifoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baïfang | 67 | 1 | / |
Bafon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bafon in the Arabic language | ||
| بعفون | bfwn | - |
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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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- 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 Bafon
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