Bamfo Surname

46,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bamfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,8061:2,501400
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
England1171:476,22330,919
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Bamfo (1,485) may also be a first name.

Bamfo Last Name Facts

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

Bamfo is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamfo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,392nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 652,188 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bamfo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 201,851st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 1,485 people.

Bamfo is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 10,806 people, or 1 in 2,501. Besides Ghana it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Bamfo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bamfo last name are 23.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bamfo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.81% less than the national average, earning R 19,464 per year and in United States they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $40,605 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamfouz83743/
Bamfo'd832/
Bamfoth831/
Bamfout831/
Bamfoid830/
Banfo80917/
Bamfa806/
Bamhfouz771/
Banfod734/
Bomfoy731/
Banffo731/
Banfou731/
Batinfo673/
Banfoha671/
Banfoot670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bamfo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis