Baftija Surname

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

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Baftija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baftija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo1541:12,0901,724
Albania221:132,45711,174
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Sweden101:984,67673,605
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

Baftija (42) may also be a first name.

Baftija Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baftija has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Baftija.

How Common Is The Last Name Baftija? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,144,405th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Baftija live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in Albano-Europe. Baftija is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.

It is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 12,090. In Kosovo it is mostly found in: District of Ferizaj, where 58 percent live, District of Gjakova, where 17 percent live and District of Pristina, where 14 percent live. Besides Kosovo Baftija exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 10 percent live and Switzerland, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baftijaj93186/
Baftia9243/
Baftiji8653/
Baftiaj8642/
Baftije861/
Bafftiaj801/
Baftaj7768/
Boftja774/
Babtia772/
Babtiya712/
Baftios711/
Bouftiha67136/
Babhtiya676/
Baftehei672/
Baaftehei631/
Babtie627/
Babtio622/
Vobtia621/
Babtayo574/
Bouftay571/
Bovtisa571/
Babtuyi571/
Vafthya571/
Bouftaeh531/
Bouftaih531/
Boufteas531/
Bouftouha506/

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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 Baftija
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