Bofang Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bofang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Bofang (13,684) may also be a first name.

Bofang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bofang is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bofang is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Bofang are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 49,450th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 13,684 people.

The last name Bofang is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 20 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 20 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boufang92256/
Boifang92185/
Botfang9228/
Bofan91120/
Boufaing8628/
Bofane83109/
Wofang8374/
Boffan8317/
Boufan8311/
Bofong832/
Bofand832/
Bafang831/
Befang831/
Beufang7730/
Woufang7711/
Boudfan778/
Boufand775/
Bousfan775/
Bhofane774/
Mpofang773/
Boufane773/
Bophang773/
Baufang771/
Bosfane771/
Boffong771/
Woffang771/
Wofaing771/
Woofang771/
Baïfang771/
Bouhfan771/
Bafan7361/
Bofam7338/
Vofan732/
Bofon731/
Bofanova7165/
Mpoifang7160/
Bouffant7143/
Bouffand7123/
Bouhfane716/
Boutfane714/
Woifgang711/
Bouffane711/
Bouphang711/
Mpoufang711/
Woffgang710/
Bafand67546/
Wafang6769/
Badfan6730/
Boufon6728/
Bafane6721/
Batfan6718/
Befong6714/
Baffan6713/
Bafong677/
Boffon674/
Boufam673/
Bofoin672/
Bousfaine671/
Bafatn671/
Bafgan671/
Bafain671/
Bafanc671/
Bophan671/
Botfam671/
Bafhan671/
Botfon671/
Bofham670/

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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 Bofang
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