Baniface Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Baniface Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baniface Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Baniface (60) may also be a first name.

Baniface Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baniface is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baniface? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Baniface live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baniface is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 60 people.

Baniface is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 25 percent are found, Kaduna, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.

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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 Baniface
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