Bofan Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Bofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1051:191,21819,313
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China31:455,773,85521,925
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Bofan (97) may also be a first name.

Bofan Last Name Facts

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

Bofan (Hindi: बोफन, Marathi: बोफन) is found most in Romania. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bofan is the 1,658,108th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Bofan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bofan reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Bofan is also the 962,660th most common forename on earth, held by 97 people.

The last name Bofan is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 191,218. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Neamț County, where 97 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent live and Galați County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Romania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and China, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bofane91109/
Boffan9117/
Boufan9111/
Bofang916/
Bofand912/
Boufang83256/
Boifang83185/
Botfang8328/
Boudfan838/
Boufand835/
Bousfan835/
Bhofane834/
Boufane833/
Bouhfan831/
Bosfane831/
Bafan8061/
Bofam8038/
Befan804/
Wofan802/
Vofan802/
Bofon801/
Bofanova7765/
Bouffant7743/
Boufaing7728/
Bouffand7723/
Bouhfane776/
Boutfane774/
Bouffane771/
Bafand73546/
Badfan7330/
Boufon7328/
Bafane7321/
Batfan7318/
Baffan7313/
Boffon734/
Boufam733/
Bofoin732/
Bofong732/
Bafain731/
Botfam731/
Botfon731/
Bafhan731/
Bafgan731/
Bafatn731/
Bafang731/
Woffan731/
Bophan731/
Befain731/
Bafanc731/
Bofham730/
Bousfaine711/
Boufaim67138/
Bouffon6742/
Boephan6731/
Boffone6728/
Bouphan6721/
Baffane6720/
Boffoin6711/
Woufang6711/
Bophang673/
Bafatin673/
Bahafan673/
Baffant672/
Boufone672/
Boufoun672/
Bofoune672/
Boophan671/
Baufang671/
Bafahyn671/
Baïfang671/
Bazzfan671/
Woofang671/
Wofaing671/
Woffang671/
Boffong671/
Boiffon671/
Boussfaine671/
Boutfahane671/
Boufein671/

Bofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bofan in the Hindi language
बोफनbophana-
Bofan in the Marathi language
बोफनbophana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bofan
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