Bafor Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

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

Bafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1771:1,000,80742,311
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bafor (45) may also be a first name.

Bafor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bafor (Hindi: बाफोर) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bafor.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,144,405th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Bafor live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bafor is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 45 people.

Bafor is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 1,000,807. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 81 percent live, Taraba, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Bafor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bafor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basfor915,707/
Bafort9176/
Bafour9156/
Bafore9145/
Baford9116/
Bajfor917/
Bazfor914/
Baffor913/
Bafoor912/
Bafuor911/
Badfor910/
Baffour8326,297/
Basfore8310,666/
Basford833,426/
Bayford831,455/
Bafford83514/
Baffuor83278/
Bashfor83219/
Beafore8386/
Basfour8349/
Bajfore8341/
Baafour8328/
Basfoor8324/
Badford8319/
Bauford8318/
Bafourd8314/
Beaford8312/
Baasfor8311/
Batford839/
Baufour837/
Bhasfor835/
Baaford834/
Beafort834/
Baufort834/
Basfhor834/
Baifour833/
Bausfor833/
Baffore833/
Bafordt831/
Bassfor831/
Baffoor831/
Bauffor831/
Bahfour831/
Baiford830/
Bawford830/
Bapford830/
Bafar80186/
Wafor80108/
Bofor8018/
Befor8011/
Bafur801/
Bashford774,311/
Bassford771,568/
Beaufour77597/
Bashfore77554/
Beaufore7754/
Basfoure776/
Bachfore776/
Beadford775/
Bashfour775/
Bausfore774/
Bassfort772/
Bashfort772/
Basforth771/
Batfford771/
Bathford771/
Basfford771/
Basfhore771/
Bhadford771/
Bhashfor771/
Bahsford771/
Basdfore771/
Bauffort771/
Basforre771/
Bashfhor771/
Bassfore771/
Baaffour771/
Baisford770/
Bachford770/
Baadford770/
Battford770/
Basfar731,774/
Vasfor73210/
Boufor73136/
Bofore7350/
Wasfor7338/
Basfur7337/
Bosfor7323/
Bafard7317/
Badfar7316/
Baufar7315/
Bafare7312/
Boford7310/
Buifor7310/
Baphor739/
Bofour739/
Beforh737/
Vafore737/
Baffar736/
Bazfar736/
Bahfar736/
Baifar733/
Bofort733/
Bafarh733/
Vafoor732/
Baifur732/
Befoor732/
Bafhar732/
Waifor732/
Bhafar732/
Bafarz732/
Baafar732/
Beufor731/
Bafure731/
Boifor731/
Beefor731/
Bafaur731/
Wafore731/
Bafart731/
Bafgar731/
Bayfar731/
Wafort731/
Vaifor731/
Wafour730/
Bashforth71624/
Beachford712/
Beauhford711/
Bahsforre711/
Beaufourd711/
Beaufortt710/
Vaffoor67292/
Boffour67288/
Bodford67235/
Baazfar67159/
Baffard67122/
Bouford67101/
Bosford6776/
Beyfort6765/
Bassfar6742/
Vaifour6739/
Beifort6734/
Badfahr6730/
Bashfar6721/
Boufort6721/
Botford6720/
Bajphor6716/
Basfare6715/
Bofford6713/
Bosfore679/
Vashfor678/
Boifore678/
Vasfore676/
Baffare675/
Bashfur673/
Boifort673/
Watforp672/
Bhavfar672/
Boudfor672/
Bowfour671/
Bhafare671/
Bhasfar671/
Bachfar671/
Bahphor671/
Waasfor671/
Wadfort671/
Waffort671/
Wayfore671/
Washfor671/
Watforz671/
Vaasfor671/
Vasford671/
Bauffur671/
Vaffour671/
Wafoure671/
Boufour671/
Beuffor671/
Bhaffar671/
D'Bassford671/
Baytfar671/
Whaford670/
Weaford670/
Watfort670/
Wahford670/
Beiffor670/
Booford670/
Bohford670/
Beyford670/

Bafor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bafor in the Hindi language
बाफोरbaphora50
बफोर्baphor50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bafor
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