Bafong Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bafong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Bafong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafong is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bafong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bafong occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Bafong are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bafong is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 67 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent reside and Mali, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Baffon8334/
Bafone8331/
Befong8314/
Bafoun838/
Bahfon833/
Bofong832/
Bafang831/
Baufon831/
Wafong831/
Vafong831/
Baffone77136/
Baphong7771/
Baffoun7735/
Baifang7716/
Baffoin777/
Waifong775/
Beefong772/
Baifoun771/
Wafoing771/
Beffong771/
Befoung771/
Boffong771/
Bafonke771/
Bafoune771/
Bahfung771/
Baufang771/
Baufond771/
Beafone771/
Baïfang771/
Basfond770/
Bafan7361/
Bafom732/
Bofon731/
Baiphong7154/
Baffogne7112/
Bafonova715/
Bauphong711/
Beefoong711/
Baffonke711/
Baffonne711/
Baffoune711/
Bafounke711/
Beaufoin711/
Bashfond711/
Bafand67546/
Wafang6769/
Baffoigne6735/
Badfan6730/
Boufon6728/
Bafane6721/
Batfan6718/
Baffan6713/
Baifan679/
Bofang676/
Boffon674/
Bofung673/
Bofoin672/
Mpafon672/
Befang671/
Bafatn671/
Beifon671/
Bafanc671/
Bafgan671/
Bafhan671/
Botfon671/

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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 Bafong
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