Banfa Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Banfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banfai9128/
Baanfa911/
Banfah911/
Banfay910/
Banffat832/
Banfoha831/
Batenfa831/
Banfaid831/
Beanfau830/
Banfi8012,376/
Bonfa801,325/
Banfo80917/
Banfe80190/
Banfy8023/
Vanfa8010/
Wanfa807/
Bamfa806/
Bánfai73375/
Banffi73162/
Vanfau73128/
Banffy7396/
Banfer7354/
Bonfas7330/
Bonfad7322/
Bonfai7311/
Beinfa737/
Banfeu737/
Banfod734/
Bonfat733/
Wanfai733/
Bonfah732/
Vanfoa732/
Banfiz732/
Wanfah731/
Banfou731/
Banfio731/
Banffo731/
Bánfay731/
Bonfoa731/
Bamfea731/
Vanfai731/
Bonfay730/
Banffer6733/
Banfich6731/
Bonfait6718/
Vainfas6712/
Banphai677/
Banphat675/
Banphap675/
Wainfas675/
Vanfaut674/
Bounfad674/
Batinfo673/
Banfess671/
Vanfach671/
Boinfaz671/
Bonnfau671/
Bonfaas671/
Banfoot670/

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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
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  • 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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