Bomfilho Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Bomfilho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bomfilho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Bomfilho (61) may also be a first name.

Bomfilho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bomfilho is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bomfilho.

How Common Is The Last Name Bomfilho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Bomfilho occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Bomfilho live; 92 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Luso-South America. Bomfilho is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 61 people.

Bomfilho is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 19,461,303. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 91 percent are found and Bahia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonfilho8811/
Bomfilio8811/
Bomfiglio8274/
Bonfilio75452/
Bamfilah751/
Bonfiglio7110,798/
Buonfilio712/
Bonfiolio711/
Bonfitlio711/
Buonfiglio671,333/
Bamfila672/
Bounfiglio671/
Bamfiela6334/
Buonffiglio631/
Bonfilia630/
Bonfiglia591/
Vonfilia501/
Bumphila501/
B'Anfila501/
Banfiela501/
Mpamfila501/

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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 Bomfilho
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