Bofay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Bofay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bofay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bofay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bofay occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bofay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bofay? popularity and diffusion
Bofay is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Bofay is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bofay reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Barring Ghana this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Bofay
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