Bahfir Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bahfir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahfir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria8241:46,8838,192
France171:3,907,219231,005
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Bahfir Last Name Facts

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

Bahfir is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahfir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bahfir is the 411,077th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. Bahfir is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bahfir reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 46,883. In Algeria Bahfir is primarily concentrated in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 56 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 44 percent reside. Excluding Algeria Bahfir occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafir916/
Baafir834/
Basfir833/
Bafhir832/
Bafire832/
Badfir831/
Bahfer831/
Bafair831/
Baifir831/
Behfir831/
Baffier7776/
Baaifir773/
Basfird772/
Bayfair771/
Bafer7340/
Vafir739/
Bafre732/
Bouchfir711/
Bauhffer711/
Bashferd710/
Boufir67133/
Basfer6755/
Baffer6739/
Bafere6717/
Baufre6715/
Bofird674/
Baufer673/
Badfer672/
Bofier671/
Bapher671/
Bofair671/
Batfer671/
Beifir671/
Bofire671/
Bafeer671/
Bawfer670/

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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 Bahfir
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