Bifam Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

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

Bifam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bifam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bifam (136) may also be a first name.

Bifam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bifam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bifam.

How Common Is The Last Name Bifam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Bifam occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Bifam are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 794,286th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 136 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 88 percent reside, Borno, where 3 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baifam9118/
Biofam911/
Beidfam8323/
Bifacem831/
Bifom8062/
Bifan8027/
Befam8011/
Vifam801/
Bifane73504/
Behfam7350/
Bifang7333/
Befgam7319/
Bezfam7310/
Baifan739/
Besfam735/
Bayfam731/
Biffan731/
Beyfam731/
Boifang67185/
Beffham67103/
Baifang6716/
Bisfain677/
Buipham674/
Beifang672/
Befaham671/
Bijfank671/

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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 Bifam
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