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 found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Banfor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banfor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Banfor is the 2,944,094th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Banfor reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Banfor is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
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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