Biafi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Biafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Biafi 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
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Biafi (222) may also be a first name.

Biafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biafi (Hindi: बिअफी) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biafi? popularity and diffusion

Biafi is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Biafi live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 605,116th most commonly used first name globally, held by 222 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Biafi is most common in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Biafi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live and Algeria, where 20 percent live.

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
Biaffi9125/
Biafih912/
Biafe803/
Viafi802/
Biafa801/
Biofi801/
Wiafi801/
Biafeu7330/
Biofai736/
Viafie732/
Biofie731/
Bieafa731/
Biayfa731/
Bijafa731/
Behafid672/
Biaffeu671/
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Biafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biafi in the Hindi language
बिअफीbi'aphi87.5
बीअफीbi'aphi12.5

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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 Biafi
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