Bifune Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Bifune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bifune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan361:3,551,23035,163
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bifune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bifune is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bifune? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bifune is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Bifune are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Bifune is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 3,551,230. In Japan Bifune is primarily found in: Tottori Prefecture, where 67 percent are found, Tokushima Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bifuene9227/
Bifougne861/
Bifone83249/
Bifuna8350/
Biefun834/
Bifung833/
Baifun831/
Bifouna77157/
Bifueni7782/
Biffone7710/
Befoune774/
Befunge771/
Baifoun771/
Bifon73139/
Befun731/
Baifouni711/
Beufoune711/
Befung6728/
Biffon6716/
Buifon6713/
Bifona673/
Beefun673/
Befine672/
Befoun671/
Beifon671/
Befone671/

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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 Bifune
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