Bamfu Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bamfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bamfu 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
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Bamfu Last Name Facts

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

Bamfu (Hindi: बम्फू) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamfu? popularity and diffusion

Bamfu is the 1,385,851st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamfu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Bamfu is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania Bamfu is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Bamfu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and 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
Bamfuh911/
Bamfouz83743/
Bamfout831/
Bomfu8019/
Banfu801/
Bamhfouz771/
Banfus7379/
Banfeu737/
Mpamfu735/
Vuamfu731/
Banfou731/
Bompfus670/
Beanfau670/
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Bamfu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bamfu in the Hindi language
बम्फूbamphu-

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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 Bamfu
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