Bafu Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Bafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Zimbabwe | 159 | 1:97,096 | 13,742 |
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Bafü (1) are calculated separately.
Bafu (199) may also be a first name.
Bafu Demographics
Average Bafu Salary in
South Africa
R 638,688
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bafu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bafü. Click here for other possible spellings of Bafu.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 576,198th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. Bafu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bafu reside; 34 percent reside in Central Africa and 34 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bafu is also the 642,605th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 199 people.
The surname Bafu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Bafu Last Name Statistics demography
Bafu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 168.77% more than the national average, earning R 638,688 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bafü | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bafou | 89 | 741 | / |
| Bafus | 89 | 322 | / |
| Bhafu | 89 | 57 | / |
| Bafau | 89 | 30 | / |
| Bafui | 89 | 30 | / |
| Bafuh | 89 | 19 | / |
| Bafut | 89 | 13 | / |
| Bafeu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Baifu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Baufu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Bafgu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Baffu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bafuj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Baafu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beafu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Baffou | 80 | 128 | / |
| Baafou | 80 | 125 | / |
| Baifus | 80 | 92 | / |
| Bajfus | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bafouz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bayfus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bapfou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bafout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beafou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bafeut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bafouy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bafuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Badfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bofu | 75 | 1,532 | / |
| Wafu | 75 | 273 | / |
| Befu | 75 | 222 | / |
| Vafu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uafu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baifouh | 73 | 241 | / |
| Beaufeu | 73 | 101 | / |
| Baiffus | 73 | 28 | / |
| Baffoux | 73 | 21 | / |
| Baffaut | 73 | 14 | / |
| Baffaud | 73 | 8 | / |
| Baifuss | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bahfouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baafouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baufouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baffout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayfouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baifous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baffous | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wafeu | 67 | 524 | / |
| Boffu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mpafu | 67 | 73 | / |
| Beaufaux | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bhofu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bofau | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wafou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baphu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bofou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Befuh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baffault | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bafoe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Huafu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bofuh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waifu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bofus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wafup | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhefu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaifu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boofu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beffu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bofuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bafu
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