Bafwila Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Bafwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Bafwila 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 Congo681:1,086,46468,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bafwila Last Name Facts

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

Bafwila is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafwila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bafwila live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bafwila is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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
Bafuila86205/
Befwila861/
Wafwila861/
Baefuila802/
Bafuile71198/
Babuila71109/
Wafwela7151/
Bavuila7141/
Babwile7127/
Babbila711/
Wabwilya671/
Wabbaila671/
Babuilay671/
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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 Bafwila
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