Boffa Surname
Approximately 6,938 people bear this surname
Boffa Surname User-submission:
The Boffa surname comes from the Italian buffare, which means 'to be short of breath'.
Boffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4,027 | 1:15,187 | 2,504 |
| United States | 716 | 1:506,228 | 42,514 |
| Argentina | 657 | 1:65,058 | 5,561 |
| France | 370 | 1:179,521 | 27,974 |
| Australia | 279 | 1:96,759 | 10,970 |
| Switzerland | 210 | 1:39,109 | 5,581 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| Uruguay | 83 | 1:41,346 | 4,721 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Malta | 66 | 1:6,519 | 434 |
| Ivory Coast | 34 | 1:678,566 | 19,270 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| San Marino | 18 | 1:1,845 | 325 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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'.
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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
Boffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻓﻪ | bwfh | 50 |
| ﺑﻔﺎﺀ | bfa | 50 |
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