Bofunga Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

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

Bofunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,5121:48,8625,909
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Bofunga (34) may also be a first name.

Bofunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bofunga is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 259,335th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,807,088 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bofunga reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bofunga is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,512 people, or 1 in 48,862. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bofounga931/
Bofuna921/
Bofonga86376/
Bafunga86176/
Bofunge861/
Befunga861/
Bafounga802/
Bofona77576/
Bafuna77491/
Bafuga7719/
Bofuno771/
Boufougna7533/
Boufounas754/
Bofonge71342/
Bofongo71244/
Bafonga71198/
Bafouna71173/
Bafunge7189/
Bofongi7121/
Bafugha7110/
Wafunga718/
Bafunah717/
Baffuna717/
Bafungo714/
Bafuuna713/
Boufounass712/
Bafungi711/
Bafuina711/
Mpofuga711/
Bofounou6711/
Baphunga671/
Boffonge671/
Wafounga671/

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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 Bofunga
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