Boffa Surname

71,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Boffa Surname User-submission:

The Boffa surname comes from the Italian buffare, which means 'to be short of breath'.

Boffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,0271:15,1872,504
United States7161:506,22842,514
Argentina6571:65,0585,561
France3701:179,52127,974
Australia2791:96,75910,970
Switzerland2101:39,1095,581
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
South Africa881:615,65646,403
England831:671,30238,633
Uruguay831:41,3464,721
Canada711:518,95243,932
Malta661:6,519434
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
Belgium231:499,85448,667
San Marino181:1,845325
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Monaco101:3,707328
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Boffa (148) may also be a first name.

Boffa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Boffa surname comes from the Italian buffare, which means 'to be short of breath'.

- sofiboffa

Boffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻓﻪ) is found most frequently in Italy. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boffa? popularity and diffusion

Boffa is the 71,190th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,050,381 people. The last name Boffa is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Boffa live; 61 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 757,758th most common forename on earth, held by 148 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 4,027 people, or 1 in 15,187. In Italy it is most numerous in: Piedmont, where 55 percent reside, Campania, where 26 percent reside and Liguria, where 5 percent reside. Barring Italy Boffa exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Boffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boffa last name grew 7,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 8,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boffa last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boffa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning €28,063 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.13% less than the national average, earning R 196,932 per year; in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.16% more than the national average, earning $66,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boffah91430/
Bouffa9110/
Boffas911/
Boffat911/
Bofa89774/
Bouffay83274/
Bouffad832/
Boudffa831/
Baffa8019,850/
Boffi802,491/
Beffa802,128/
Boffo801,811/
Bofah801,213/
Boffy80925/
Boffe80226/
Boffé80130/
Boofa8069/
Boefa8048/
Boufa8030/
Bofau8027/
Bhofa8014/
Botfa8012/
Boľfa807/
Bofay805/
Bofoa805/
Bofea804/
Boifa803/
Bosfa803/
Woffa802/
Voffa801/
Bouffaut77240/
Bouffeah7731/
Bouffaud7724/
Bouffait773/
Bouffaux772/
Boiffeau771/
Bouchffa771/
Boutffas771/
Bofaya735,667/
Boufas731,186/
Boffey73940/
Boffie73763/
Baffah73611/
Bouffi73393/
Boudfa73309/
Boffet73218/
Bouffe73119/
Bouffé7349/
Boffee7348/
Boffer7344/
Boiffo7326/
Boufai7324/
Boiffi7322/
Bouffo7319/
Botfai7316/
Boufaa7315/
Beffay7311/
Baffoa7310/
Baffat738/
Bouffy737/
Boufad737/
Bouzfa737/
Boffou736/
Boufea735/
Baffai733/
Boffes732/
Boffio732/
Boufah732/
Boffit731/
Boufay731/
Boffui731/
Boufha731/
Boifai731/
Bafffa731/
Baffas731/
Woffai731/
Bofuoa731/
Botfaj731/
Boffoh731/
Botfha731/
Bofais731/
Bowfay730/
Bouffault7191/
Bafa671,008/
Bofi67661/
Bouffet67645/
Bofe67449/
Befa67414/
Bouhfad67260/
Bousfat67256/
Boufaid67237/
Bouhfas67175/
Bofo67153/
Wofa6746/
Bouffee6716/
Boufeas6715/
Baffaut6714/
Bouffey6714/
Bofy6712/
Boufass679/
Baffaud678/
Boufait676/
Bofí674/
Bouffie674/
Boudfaa674/
Boutfas673/
Bofj673/
Baffaya672/
Boufaha672/
Bouchfa672/
Boffett671/
Vofa671/
Boufaia671/
Boufaya671/
Bofè671/
Boiffou671/
Bottfai671/
Boufaat671/
Boufays671/
Boufaïd671/
Bouffos671/
Bouffée671/
Baffait671/
Boufaad671/
Boufadh671/
Boufahs671/
Boffess670/
Boffitt670/

Boffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻓﻪbwfh50
ﺑﻔﺎﺀbfa50

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