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
The surname Bafta (Hindi: बाफता) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafta? popularity and diffusion
Bafta is the 1,683,218th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. Bafta is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Bafta are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 211 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 814,486. In Tanzania Bafta is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Bafta is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 32 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
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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