Bofer Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Bofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Böfer (9) are calculated separately.

Bofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bofer occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Böfer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofer? popularity and diffusion

Bofer is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Bofer is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Bofer are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Bofer is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,123,902. In Argentina Bofer is mostly found in: Córdoba Province, where 50 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 33 percent are found and Catamarca Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Argentina it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 31 percent are found and Chile, where 8 percent are found.

Bofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bofer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bofer surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böfer939/
Boofer91137/
Boffer9144/
Boefer9121/
Boufer913/
Bofere911/
Bofier911/
Bodfer911/
Bofert910/
Bofe89449/
Boisfer83201/
Bouferd83136/
Boudfer8321/
Bousfer8314/
Boufere8311/
Bouhfer835/
Boffert833/
Bouferh832/
Boffier831/
Boifier831/
Boufier831/
Bottfer830/
Boufert830/
Boferth830/
Boepfer830/
Bofferd830/
Bofey80260/
Boffe80226/
Bofei80120/
Bafer8040/
Bofie8035/
Bofee8028/
Boofe8022/
Boufe8015/
Boife8015/
Bofes808/
Befer805/
Bofea804/
Bofed804/
Wofer802/
Bhofe801/
Bofre801/
Vofer801/
Bofeh801/
Bofje801/
Bosfe800/
Bouffier771,005/
Bouchfer77416/
Boiffier77126/
Boferova774/
Boussfer771/
Bouferre771/
Boshferd770/
Boffey73940/
Boffie73763/
Boufes73484/
Boffet73218/
Boufir73133/
Bouffe73119/
Basfer7355/
Beffer7355/
Boffee7348/
Bäfver7346/
Baffer7339/
Bosfet7321/
Boufet7320/
Bafere7317/
Boufeu7316/
Boifey736/
Boufea735/
Bofird734/
Baufer733/
Woffer733/
Boffes732/
Boufie732/
Badfer732/
Beefer731/
Batfer731/
Bofair731/
Boifeh731/
Boifee731/
Woofer731/
Bofire731/
Bahfer731/
Boufed731/
Bafeer731/
Boyfee730/
Beufer730/
Wofert730/
Woferd730/
Bawfer730/
Buifer730/
Bafe671,230/
Bofa67774/
Baffert67745/
Bofi67661/
Bouffet67645/
Boudfir67209/
Baffier6776/
Böffert6724/
Bouffee6716/
Boufeas6715/
Bouffey6714/
Bofy6712/
Boufhet679/
Basferd676/
Bofí674/
Bouffie674/
Bofj673/
Huoffer672/
Boyfair672/
Bophetr672/
Woffert671/
Botfeid671/
Bophear671/
Boffett671/
Beufeur671/
Bafferz671/
Wouffer671/
Woofetr671/
Bousfet671/
Bouhfes671/
Vofe671/
Bofè671/
Bouffée671/
Bafheer671/
Basfere671/
Batfere671/
Boutfir671/
Boufeds671/
Boufess671/
Boffess670/
Wodffer670/
Boufird670/
Wofferd670/
Vosferr670/
Boopher670/
Woofert670/
Woodfer670/

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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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  • 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 Bofer
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