Bofaka Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bofaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0671:69,2408,138
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Bofaka (41) may also be a first name.

Bofaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bofaka is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bofaka is the 342,798th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. The last name Bofaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bofaka reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 41 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,067 people, or 1 in 69,240. Outside of The DR Congo Bofaka is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bofaaka924/
Boufakat861/
Boufakha861/
Boufakas861/
Bofako83417/
Bafaka83338/
Bofoka83166/
Bofeka8341/
Befaka8321/
Bofaki831/
Bafakas77553/
Baefaka7721/
Bofakos775/
Bofakou774/
Boufeka772/
Boyfake771/
Bofeko672,027/
Bafaki671,405/
Bofoko671,123/
Bafoka67229/
Bafako6722/
Bofoke678/
Bafaky674/
Bafeka672/
Bafake672/
Befeka671/
Befako671/
Boufheika671/

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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 Bofaka
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