Banifa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Banifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Banifa (6) may also be a first name.

Banifa Last Name Facts

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

Banifa (Hindi: बनीफा) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Banifa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 6 people.

The last name Banifa is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Banifa is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent reside and National Capital District, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banifat9275/
Banifas927/
Banifai921/
Banaifa921/
Banifay920/
Bonifa8353/
Benifa8333/
Wanifa8325/
Banifi832/
Banefa832/
Banifo831/
Bonifaz776,771/
Bonifas773,746/
Bonifay771,700/
Benaifa77621/
Bounifa77221/
Bonifai7785/
Wanifah7750/
Bongifa7734/
Bonifat7723/
Banifou771/
Banifer770/
Beaunifais751/
Bonifait71252/
Bonnifay71205/
Bannipha71113/
Boniffay7115/
Ban'effa718/
Bonifast718/
Bonifais712/
Bonifass712/
Benaiffa711/
Benaifah711/
Bonnifai711/
Bouhnifa711/
Bonnifaz711/
Bonifatt711/
Baneyfat710/
Bonifaut710/
Bonnifas710/
Bonife671,096/
Bonnifait67469/
Wanefa6759/
Benefa6741/
Bonifi6711/
Banefe6711/
Bonnifaut677/
Banefo675/
Bonifo675/
Vonifa673/
Bonnifaud672/
Vanify671/
Banjfi671/
Benifo671/
Banefi671/
Bonefa671/
Bonify670/
Beatniffe670/

Banifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banifa in the Hindi language
बनीफाbanipha-

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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 Banifa
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