Banfor Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Banfor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Banfor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banfor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banfor (Arabic: بنفور) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banfor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banfor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Banfor live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Banfor is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Cameroon Banfor exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banford | 92 | 1,363 | / |
| Banfore | 92 | 29 | / |
| Basnfor | 92 | 9 | / |
| Bamnfor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beanfor | 92 | 0 | / |
| Banfour | 92 | 0 | / |
| Banfort | 92 | 0 | / |
| Basnfore | 86 | 26 | / |
| Banforth | 86 | 14 | / |
| Beanfort | 86 | 6 | / |
| Beanford | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bainford | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wanfor | 83 | 11 | / |
| Bonfor | 83 | 9 | / |
| Banfar | 83 | 9 | / |
| Banfur | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bamfor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Beaunfort | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bainforth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bamford | 77 | 15,799 | / |
| Bonfort | 77 | 287 | / |
| Wainfor | 77 | 37 | / |
| Bonfour | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vanford | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bonford | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vasnfor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bamfort | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanfore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banfard | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonfore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banfgar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beinfor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonfoir | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beanfar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bamforth | 71 | 2,244 | / |
| Bounfour | 71 | 466 | / |
| Bounford | 71 | 51 | / |
| Beinfohr | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bahanfar | 71 | 17 | / |
| Baanfare | 71 | 10 | / |
| Beinford | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bomnford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonfoerh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bonnford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bampford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wonfor | 67 | 450 | / |
| Baumforth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wamfor | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waynforth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomfor | 67 | 1 | / |
Banfor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banfor in the Arabic language | ||
| بنفور | bnfwr | - |
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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 Banfor
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