Banfor Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Banfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banford921,363/
Banfore9229/
Basnfor929/
Bamnfor921/
Beanfor920/
Banfour920/
Banfort920/
Basnfore8626/
Banforth8614/
Beanfort866/
Beanford862/
Bainford860/
Wanfor8311/
Bonfor839/
Banfar839/
Banfur836/
Bamfor832/
Beaunfort801/
Bainforth800/
Bamford7715,799/
Bonfort77287/
Wainfor7737/
Bonfour779/
Vanford777/
Bonford775/
Vasnfor773/
Bamfort772/
Vanfore771/
Banfard771/
Bonfore771/
Banfgar771/
Beinfor771/
Bonfoir770/
Beanfar770/
Bamforth712,244/
Bounfour71466/
Bounford7151/
Beinfohr7118/
Bahanfar7117/
Baanfare7110/
Beinford712/
Bomnford711/
Bonfoerh710/
Bonnford710/
Bampford710/
Wonfor67450/
Baumforth6714/
Wamfor6712/
Waynforth673/
Bamfar671/
Bomfor671/

Banfor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banfor in the Arabic language
بنفورbnfwr-

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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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  • 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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