Banofo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Banofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Banofo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Banofo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banofo occurs most in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banofo? popularity and diffusion

Banofo is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Banofo is predominantly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Banofo reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Banofo is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia Banofo is primarily concentrated in: West Papua, where 100 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banoufou861/
Banafo83704/
Bonofo8310/
Banefo835/
Bangofa77605/
Banoufa777/
Banafous711/
Bahnafou711/
Bangoufa711/
Bangoffa711/
Banafa672,544/
Benefo671,814/
Vanofa6711/
Benafo678/
Wanafo675/
Bonofa673/
Bonafo673/
Banefa672/
Benofa672/
Wonofo671/
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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 Banofo
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