Banffy Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Banffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Austria91:946,15970,786
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Bánffy (59) are calculated separately.

Banffy Last Name Facts

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

Banffy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bánffy. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Banffy is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Banffy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Banffy live; 29 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Banffy is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Banffy is primarily found in: California, where 72 percent are found, Connecticut, where 24 percent are found and Tennessee, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 17 percent are found.

Banffy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Banffy surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Banffy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning $27,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bánffy9459/
Banfy9123/
Banffi83162/
Banfay830/
Banffer7733/
Banfi7312,376/
Banfa73190/
Banfe73190/
Bonfy7390/
Bánfy7327/
Vanfy737/
Banfer6754/
Bonfey6733/
Banfai6728/
Bánffi6726/
Banfeu677/
Banfiz672/
Baanfa671/
Vanhfy671/
Vanfoy671/
Banfio671/
Bánfay671/
Vanwfy671/
Bonfay670/
Bonfoy670/

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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 Banffy
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