Bhafana Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Bhafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Bhafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bhafana is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhafana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bhafana is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Bhafana live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Bhafana is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 97 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bafana | 92 | 4,575 | / |
| Bafanga | 86 | 236 | / |
| Bafanah | 86 | 76 | / |
| Bafanna | 86 | 12 | / |
| Baffana | 86 | 12 | / |
| Bafaana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Baafana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bafanaa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bafagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bafanas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bafamna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bafanaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beafana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baifana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bafanadh | 80 | 131 | / |
| Mphafana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bhaphana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bafangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahafani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baifanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bafena | 77 | 5,213 | / |
| Bofana | 77 | 694 | / |
| Vafana | 77 | 303 | / |
| Befana | 77 | 55 | / |
| Bafani | 77 | 26 | / |
| Bafano | 77 | 25 | / |
| Bafane | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bafona | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baufanais | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bafango | 71 | 971 | / |
| Baphana | 71 | 571 | / |
| Bofanga | 71 | 496 | / |
| Bafouna | 71 | 173 | / |
| Bafange | 71 | 144 | / |
| Bafeani | 71 | 55 | / |
| Bafoona | 71 | 34 | / |
| Baffane | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bophana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bauffanais | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhofane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bafangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpafana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baffani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhofani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bafanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bafuina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bafonna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bafaino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boufana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahvana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baifani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bafanie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mphafane | 67 | 262 | / |
| Baphanai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Baphanau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mphofana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bouhfane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baphanas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bauphana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baaphana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bofanash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaufane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baufange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baufangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baphanad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baphanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baphanay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bhafana
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