Bafouta Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Bafouta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafouta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Bafouta (5) may also be a first name.

Bafouta Last Name Facts

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

Bafouta is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafouta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Bafouta are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bafouta is also the 5,493,085th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 5 people.

Bafouta is most frequently used in The Congo, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,663,032. In The Congo Bafouta is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 33 percent reside and Pointe-Noire Department, where 33 percent reside. Besides The Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baïfouta931/
Bafuta92345/
Bafota92137/
Wafouta864/
Bafutha861/
Bafouty861/
Bafoota861/
Bafoutee801/
Bafute77355/
Bafote77242/
Bafoto77151/
Bofota7796/
Wafuta7726/
Bafata7718/
Bafuti775/
Bofuta774/
Baffuto71151/
Bafutto7121/
Boufata715/
Bafatha715/
Bafoote714/
Boufota711/
Baffuti711/
Mpafota711/
Boufatah672,960/
Boufahta674/
Boufatta672/
Baufatah671/
Boufatha671/
Boutfate671/
Boufotaa671/
Bouffata671/

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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 Bafouta
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