Bofill Surname
Approximately 4,155 people bear this surname
Bofill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Good-son,' an expression of endearment, 'My good lad'; compare Bellamy and Bonifant.
'Beaufitz, quod his fader.': Piers Plowman, 4819.
William Beufitz, Cambridgeshire, 1273 Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBofill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,448 | 1:69,916 | 12,004 |
| Spain | 1,333 | 1:35,073 | 3,493 |
| United States | 394 | 1:919,947 | 69,072 |
| Cuba | 292 | 1:39,461 | 1,786 |
| Chile | 143 | 1:123,192 | 4,428 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Brazil | 58 | 1:3,690,937 | 102,732 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Ecuador | 40 | 1:397,646 | 9,955 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Bofill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Good-son,' an expression of endearment, 'My good lad'; compare Bellamy and Bonifant.
'Beaufitz, quod his fader.': Piers Plowman, 4819.
William Beufitz, Cambridgeshire, 1273 Hundred Rolls.
Richard Beaufiz, Close Rolls, 33 Edward III.
1618. Buried — Elizabeth Bufyll: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1728. Married — Henry Godde and Elizabeth Beaufields: ibid.
User-submitted Reference
Bofill, as well as Bonfill are typical Catalan surnames ending with a ll. They mean 'good son', and come from the Latin, bonu filiu.
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Bofill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bofill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bofill is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bofill? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 111,685th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,753,922 people. The surname Bofill is predominantly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Bofill live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
Bofill is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,448 people, or 1 in 69,916. In The Philippines Bofill is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 50 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 19 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Bofill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bofill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bofill surname expanded 19,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bofill Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bofill surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% being registered to vote for the party.
Bofill earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $47,151 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boffill | 92 | 763 | / |
| Bofiell | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boyfill | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bowfill | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bosfill | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bofil | 91 | 167 | / |
| Boffil | 83 | 871 | / |
| Boufil | 83 | 13 | / |
| Bozfil | 83 | 12 | / |
| Bofell | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bafill | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bofiel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boefil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouffil | 77 | 230 | / |
| Bofiltt | 77 | 8 | / |
| Böffill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baufill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boffiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boffell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bafil | 73 | 93 | / |
| Bofel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Befil | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bouffilh | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bouffihl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boffel | 67 | 55 | / |
| Baffil | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bofält | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boufel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bofelt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baafil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodfilld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyfel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bovfel | 67 | 1 | / |
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