Bofin Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bofin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655

Bofin (21) may also be a first name.

Bofin Last Name Facts

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

Bofin is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofin? popularity and diffusion

Bofin is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bofin are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles. Bofin is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 21 people.

The last name Bofin is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 168,176. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Bofin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bofin has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname expanded 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bofin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bofin last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boffin91728/
Boufin9113/
Bofink918/
Bofing915/
Bofina913/
Boifin911/
Bofn891/
Bouffin83105/
Boffing8356/
Boiffin8331/
Boufing834/
Boufina832/
Boffina830/
Boofing830/
Bafin8066/
Bofim8040/
Bofen8027/
Befin809/
Vofin807/
Bouffing772/
Boufim73341/
Bazfin73142/
Boffen73131/
Baffin73114/
Batfin73101/
Bafina7398/
Bofeng7362/
Baafin7318/
Woofin736/
Voifin734/
Wodfin734/
Beffin733/
Basfin733/
Bafing732/
Wofing732/
Bahfin731/
Boyfen731/
Boofen731/
Bhafin731/
Bafind731/
Woffin731/
Boufen731/
Bahafin67160/
Bouffim674/
Beaufin671/
Bafn671/
Wofn671/
Vofn671/
Boufent671/
Baffing671/
Baffina671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bofin
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