Bofete Surname

76,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bofete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,3481:11,6381,443
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bofete (29) may also be a first name.

Bofete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bofete occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofete? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 76,298th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,134,248 people. The surname Bofete is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bofete live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 29 people.

The last name Bofete is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 6,348 people, or 1 in 11,638. Other than The DR Congo Bofete exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bofeete9227/
Boffete9216/
Bofette923/
Bofethe921/
Boifete921/
Boufeteh86106/
Boffette8617/
Boufette861/
Boofeter860/
Boffet83218/
Bofeta83127/
Bofate8342/
Bofote8341/
Bofeti8326/
Bafete8325/
Befete8322/
Bosfet8321/
Boufet8320/
Bofite8313/
Bouffette80110/
Boufetteh801/
Bouffet77645/
Boffety77126/
Bofetti7740/
Bofetta7713/
Boufhet779/
Boufeta774/
Boffeti773/
Boffett771/
Bofateh771/
Bafette771/
Bousfet771/
Bafet737/
Bofed734/
Bofit732/
Boufateh712,095/
Boffetti71332/
Boufetta71108/
Bouffety7188/
Beffeyte7162/
Boffetta7155/
Badfeter7131/
Boufehta714/
Boussfet712/
Beffette712/
Boufetis711/
Bophethe711/
Boufatei711/
Buofateh711/
Bouffett710/
Baffet67278/
Bofita67252/
Bafote67242/
Bafate67179/
Bafeti6784/
Bafeta6772/
Bauffette6725/
Bafite6724/
Bophet6717/
Bofiti676/
Beufet673/
Boffit671/
Boopheteh671/
Bouffetta671/
Boufatteh671/
Wafete671/
Bofaty671/
Bafeut671/
Bowfit671/
Boufed671/
Boufetaya671/

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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 Bofete
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