Bafta Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Bafta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| Turkey | 37 | 1:2,103,282 | 71,268 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Bafta (211) may also be a first name.
Bafta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bafta (Hindi: बाफता) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Bafta reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 211 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 814,486. In Tanzania Bafta is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 32 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baftah | 91 | 130 | / |
| Baftaj | 91 | 68 | / |
| Baftas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bahafta | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bafti | 80 | 1,188 | / |
| Bawta | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bafto | 80 | 9 | / |
| Babta | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bafty | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wafta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bavta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vafta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bofta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Babtah | 73 | 95 | / |
| Bhavta | 73 | 40 | / |
| Boufta | 73 | 32 | / |
| Baftot | 73 | 23 | / |
| Baftii | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bhawta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waftha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behfta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beftay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baftih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafteh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baftos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baftis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouftas | 67 | 978 | / |
| Baifeto | 67 | 317 | / |
| Bayfeto | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bouftat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bavtach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouftah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baftist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafthay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baftije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouftay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahvtha | 67 | 1 | / |
Bafta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bafta in the Hindi language | ||
| बाफता | baphata | - |
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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 Bafta
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