Banfa Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Banfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Banfa (1,062) may also be a first name.
Banfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banfa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Banfa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banfa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,227,038th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Banfa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 245,583rd most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 1,062 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 89 percent live, Rivers, where 6 percent live and Osun, where 2 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banfai | 91 | 28 | / |
| Baanfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Banfah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Banfay | 91 | 0 | / |
| Banffat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Banfoha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Batenfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Banfaid | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beanfau | 83 | 0 | / |
| Banfi | 80 | 12,376 | / |
| Bonfa | 80 | 1,325 | / |
| Banfo | 80 | 917 | / |
| Banfe | 80 | 190 | / |
| Banfy | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vanfa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wanfa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bamfa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bánfai | 73 | 375 | / |
| Banffi | 73 | 162 | / |
| Vanfau | 73 | 128 | / |
| Banffy | 73 | 96 | / |
| Banfer | 73 | 54 | / |
| Bonfas | 73 | 30 | / |
| Bonfad | 73 | 22 | / |
| Bonfai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Beinfa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Banfeu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Banfod | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bonfat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wanfai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bonfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vanfoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Banfiz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wanfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banfio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bánfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonfoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonfay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Banffer | 67 | 33 | / |
| Banfich | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bonfait | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vainfas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Banphai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Banphat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Banphap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wainfas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanfaut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bounfad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Batinfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banfess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanfach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boinfaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonnfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonfaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banfoot | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Banfa
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