Bamfi Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bamfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bamfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bamfi (Oriya: ବାି) is found most in Ghana. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bamfi is the 550,571st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bamfi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Outside of Ghana Bamfi occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamfid911/
Bamfis910/
Bamfish831/
Bamfoid830/
Banfi8012,376/
Bamfa806/
Bomfi804/
Bamfisht771/
Bahamfiz771/
Banffi73162/
Banfai7328/
Banfiz732/
Bamfed731/
Banfio731/
Bamfer731/
Bamfea731/
Bomfie731/
Bemfei731/
Bomfit730/
Banfich6731/
Bamffer674/
Bahamfe671/
Banfaid671/

Bamfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bamfi in the Oriya language
ବାିbai-

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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 Bamfi
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