Bafunsho Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bafunsho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bafunsho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bafunsho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bafunsho occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafunsho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bafunsho are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 35 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 23 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafunso9396/
Bafunsoa881/
Bafunza6794/
Bofunzo671/
Bafundja634/
Bofundjo634/
Bafuunza631/
Bafoondjo591/
Wafunza531/
Befunza531/
Wafunja531/
Bofundja504/

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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 Bafunsho
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