Bofen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Bofen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria241:354,81038,119
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Bofen (12,550) may also be a first name.

Bofen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bofen is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Bofen are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 52,559th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 12,550 people.

It is most common in Austria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 354,810. In Austria it is most numerous in: Tyrol, where 42 percent are found, Salzburg, where 33 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 17 percent are found. Not including Austria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boffen91131/
Bofeng9162/
Boufen911/
Boofen911/
Boyfen911/
Bofn891/
Boufent831/
Bafen8078/
Bofin8032/
Befen802/
Boupfeng771/
Boffin73728/
Bahfen73381/
Bafeng7331/
Boufin7313/
Bofink738/
Bofing735/
Woofen734/
Bofina733/
Buifen733/
Woffen732/
Woyfen731/
Woifen731/
Boifin731/
Beffen731/
Baffen730/
Bouffin67105/
Bahfeen6794/
Boffing6756/
Boiffin6731/
Boufing674/
Boufina672/
Wofn671/
Bafn671/
Vofn671/
Huofeng671/
Buophen671/
Bawfend671/
Boffina670/
Boofing670/

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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 Bofen
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