Banfegha Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Banfegha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banfegha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1901:109,31112,779
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Banfegha (11) may also be a first name.

Banfegha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banfegha is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Banfegha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,222,957th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. Banfegha is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Banfegha reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 109,311. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banfogha88127/
Binafegha8236/
Ben Fegha821/
Banafgh801/
Wanfega801/
Benfekha755/
Banofiga751/
Ben Fekha7142/
Binafagha712/
Banfak711/
Binafugha711/
Banfac711/
Banphak67187/
Banfack6744/
Banviga6711/
Banfuka674/
Banvuga672/
Benouafgha671/
bin Feg671/
Banfica671/
Benvega671/
Benfiga671/
Banivga671/
Bonfigho632/
Banfiogo631/
Buonfigih591/
Bonfogo53296/
Vanfigy533/
Bonfogoo501/

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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 Banfegha
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