Bafwafwa Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bafwafwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bafwafwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bafwafwa (21) may also be a first name.

Bafwafwa Last Name Facts

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

Bafwafwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bafwafwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafwafwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bafwafwa is the 1,133,308th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bafwafwa live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bafwafwa is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name globally, held by 21 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Apart from The DR Congo Bafwafwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Bafuafua751,602/
Bavafa71311/
Bafava712/
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Buafaf711/
Bafafá711/
Baafaf711/
Bafaaf711/
Bafaeva6731/
Bafaouf671/
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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 Bafwafwa
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