Baftim Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Baftim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baftim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Baftim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baftim has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baftim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Baftim is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Baftim are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Baftim is primarily found in: Negeri Sembilan, where 67 percent live and Perak, where 33 percent live. Beside Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Yemen, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baftem83897/
Baftin8325/
Baftien772/
Bouftim771/
Bouftaim711/
Bhaftina711/
Boftin67388/
Baften6715/
Boftem672/
Babtin672/
Beftem672/
Babtem671/
Bawtin671/
Bouftem6291/
Baaften621/
Boybtim621/
Bouftina571/
Boften50105/
Bavten501/
Bowtin500/

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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 Baftim
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