Bofana Surname
Approximately 694 people bear this surname
Bofana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 657 | 1:112,450 | 12,366 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Bofana (39) may also be a first name.
Bofana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bofana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bofana (Marathi: बोफना) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bofana.
How Common Is The Last Name Bofana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bofana is the 480,521st most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. The surname Bofana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bofana live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 112,450. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Mozambique, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bofanga | 92 | 496 | / |
| Boufana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bofanash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bafana | 83 | 4,575 | / |
| Bofona | 83 | 576 | / |
| Bofane | 83 | 109 | / |
| Befana | 83 | 55 | / |
| Bofano | 83 | 55 | / |
| Bofena | 83 | 50 | / |
| Wofana | 83 | 15 | / |
| Bofani | 83 | 13 | / |
| Boufanais | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boufanaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpofana | 77 | 4,392 | / |
| Bofangi | 77 | 3,202 | / |
| Boffano | 77 | 445 | / |
| Bafanga | 77 | 236 | / |
| Bafanah | 77 | 76 | / |
| Bhafana | 77 | 35 | / |
| Bofango | 77 | 35 | / |
| Bafanna | 77 | 12 | / |
| Baffana | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bophana | 77 | 5 | / |
| Boufani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bhofane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baafana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bofange | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bafaana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Boufane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bafanaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bhofani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bafamna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafanaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bosfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafagna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafanas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bofanio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boufena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouffanais | 75 | 175 | / |
| Boufannais | 75 | 14 | / |
| Bafanadh | 71 | 131 | / |
| Bousfanj | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mphofana | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bouhfane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boffanie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boutfane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bafangna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouffannais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouffane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bophanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boufanez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boufanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bousfani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bafena | 67 | 5,213 | / |
| Wafana | 67 | 501 | / |
| Vafana | 67 | 303 | / |
| Befona | 67 | 165 | / |
| Bouffanet | 67 | 78 | / |
| Bouffanie | 67 | 64 | / |
| Boufougna | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bafani | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bafano | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bafane | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baufanais | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bouffange | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boufounas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bafona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bofono | 67 | 4 | / |
| Befena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boufannie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boufanous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boufanech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousfaine | 67 | 1 | / |
Bofana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bofana in the Marathi language | ||
| बोफना | bophana | - |
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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
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- 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 Bofana
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