Bafoula Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Congo

Bafoula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafoula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bafoula (124) may also be a first name.

Bafoula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bafoula is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafoula? popularity and diffusion

Bafoula is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bafoula is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bafoula reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bafoula is also the 836,439th most common first name globally. It is borne by 124 people.

The surname Bafoula is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Bafoula is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Bafoula occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafula92603/
Bafola92230/
Bafuila86205/
Bofoula865/
Bafolia864/
Wafoula861/
Bafouli861/
Bafoule861/
Boufoula80271/
Bafoulou806/
Bafaulla803/
Baffoule801/
Bhafoola801/
Wafula77212,051/
Bofola773,383/
Bofula77354/
Bafolo77308/
Bafala77225/
Bafule77125/
Bafole77108/
Bafoli7723/
Bafoly771/
Vafola771/
Bafuli771/
Boufala71784/
Wafulah71208/
Bafuile71198/
Bofolia71109/
Vafolay7166/
Boffola7155/
Bofolya7134/
Baffole7133/
Bafiela7121/
Bafalay718/
Bafalla717/
Boffula717/
Bhofula716/
Bafalah714/
Wafulla713/
Wafuula713/
Bafayla712/
Bafalia712/
Wafulas712/
Waffula712/
Waafula712/
Bafoluo711/
Baffulo711/
Bofoola711/
Bafaala711/
Bafeela711/
Beafala711/
Baifolo711/
Boufalah67380/
Vafollay6710/
Bafallah676/
Vavfolay675/
Boufalla673/
Wafullah673/
Bafoileh672/
Bhatfule671/
Vafaulla671/
Boufalga671/
Boufalas671/
Bouffala671/
Mpafoule671/
Boutfala671/
Mphafula671/
Bafotlhe671/
Boufatla671/

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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 Bafoula
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