Banafo Surname
Approximately 704 people bear this surname
Banafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Banafo (12) may also be a first name.
Banafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banafo occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Banafo.
How Common Is The Last Name Banafo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Banafo is the 475,239th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Banafo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The surname Banafo is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Without taking into account Ghana Banafo exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahnafou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banafous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banafa | 83 | 2,544 | / |
| Banofo | 83 | 17 | / |
| Benafo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wanafo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Banefo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bonafo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bonafos | 77 | 864 | / |
| Banafau | 77 | 451 | / |
| Banafaï | 77 | 420 | / |
| Banafat | 77 | 18 | / |
| Banafaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Banaefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Banaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banafad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uanafoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banaafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beaunafous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonafous | 71 | 481 | / |
| Bonafoux | 71 | 229 | / |
| Banafash | 71 | 146 | / |
| Benhafou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bonnafos | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bhanafat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bounafou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bonnafoz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waneafoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bongafoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banoufou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonnafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonnafous | 67 | 3,989 | / |
| Benefo | 67 | 1,814 | / |
| Bonnafoux | 67 | 1,517 | / |
| Benafa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Bonafa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bounafous | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bonofo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Banefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bounaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonnaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonaffoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonaffous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benhaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Banafo
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