Banfai Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Hungary

Banfai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banfai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bánfai (375) are calculated separately.

Banfai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banfai is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bánfai. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banfai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Banfai occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Banfai live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Banfai is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Not including Canada it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Banfai Last Name Statistics demography

Banfai earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 65.28% more than the national average, earning $82,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bánfai94375/
Banfaid921/
Banfi9112,376/
Banfa91190/
Banffi83162/
Bonfai8311/
Wanfai833/
Banfiz832/
Banfah831/
Banfio831/
Vanfai831/
Baanfa831/
Banfay830/
Banfuji7781/
Banfich7731/
Bonfait7718/
Banphai777/
Banffat772/
Batenfa771/
Banfoha771/
Beanfau770/
Bánfi732,272/
Bonfa731,325/
Bamfi73580/
Banfe73190/
Bonfi7331/
Banfy7323/
Vanfa7310/
Wanfa737/
Bamfa736/
Wanfi733/
Vanfi732/
Beinfait711/
Banfoe67167/
Vanfau67128/
Banffy6796/
Bonfis6778/
Banfer6754/
Bonfio6753/
Bonfas6730/
Bánffi6726/
Bonfad6722/
Banfeu677/
Beinfa677/
Vanfio677/
Bonfat673/
Bonfit673/
Bonfiz673/
Bonfah672/
Wanfei672/
Vanfoa672/
Beinfi671/
Bonfie671/
Bonfoa671/
Bonnfi671/
Bánfay671/
Bamfea671/
Bamfid671/
Banfou671/
Banfue671/
Bounfi671/
Wanfah671/
Bonfae671/
Bonfih671/
Bamfis670/
Bonfay670/

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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 Banfai
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