Bafua Surname
Approximately 817 people bear this surname
Bafua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 807 | 1:91,548 | 10,387 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Bafua (43) may also be a first name.
Bafua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bafua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bafua occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bafua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 423,762nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,919,885 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bafua are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 43 people.
The last name Bafua is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 807 people, or 1 in 91,548. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bafuha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Baffuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bofua | 80 | 897 | / |
| Babua | 80 | 490 | / |
| Bavua | 80 | 349 | / |
| Bafwa | 80 | 209 | / |
| Wafua | 80 | 43 | / |
| Uafua | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vafua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Baibua | 73 | 1,971 | / |
| Baabua | 73 | 348 | / |
| Wafuap | 73 | 5 | / |
| Baafuo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baubwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhabua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bofuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baafwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Babuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayfwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baifwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boufua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weafua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Babuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bauvva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Babueha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiphua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bofuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaubua | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bafua
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