Bafon Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bafon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8901:23,3363,162
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
France111:6,038,429280,838
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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

The surname Bafon (Arabic: بعفون) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 378,966th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,736,248 people. It 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. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 70 people.

Bafon is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 890 people, or 1 in 23,336. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 8 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafoin9172/
Baffon9134/
Bafone9131/
Bafoun918/
Bafong917/
Bahfon913/
Baufon911/
Baffone83136/
Baffoun8335/
Baffoin837/
Baifoun831/
Bafoune831/
Baufond831/
Beafone831/
Basfond830/
Bafan8061/
Bafun8038/
Wafon8029/
Befon802/
Bafom802/
Bofon801/
Baffogne7712/
Bafonova775/
Bashfond771/
Beaufoin771/
Baffoune771/
Baffonne771/
Bafand73546/
Bafune73151/
Badfan7330/
Boufon7328/
Bafane7321/
Batfan7318/
Buifon7313/
Baffan7313/
Baifan739/
Watfon737/
Beffon735/
Boffon734/
Wasfon733/
Bofoin732/
Mpafon732/
Bofong732/
Waifon732/
Beifon731/
Bafanc731/
Bafang731/
Bafatn731/
Bafgan731/
Bafhan731/
Bahfun731/
Wahfon731/
Vafong731/
Botfon731/
Baifun731/
Beefon731/
Baffoigne7135/
Baphong6771/
Bouffon6742/
Boffone6728/
Baffane6720/
Baifang6716/
Boffoin6711/
Bafunhe676/
Baiphon676/
Bafatin673/
Bahafan673/
Boufoun672/
Baffant672/
Boufone672/
Bofoune672/
Wafoing671/
Boffong671/
Boiffon671/
Bafhoum671/
Bafuune671/
Bahfung671/
Baufang671/
Baffoum671/
Bazzfan671/
Waifoon671/
Baïfang671/

Bafon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bafon in the Arabic language
بعفونbfwn-

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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 Bafon
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