Bonafede Surname

98,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Bonafede Surname User-submission:

This name comes from Latin and means 'good faith'. It is documented as a medieval Jewish surname in France and Spain, although not all bearers of this surname may be of Jewish origin. "Bonafede" is the Sicilian variant, where it was historically centered in Italy.

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Bonafede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,1681:19,3053,318
United States8361:433,56337,358
Argentina3981:107,3969,084
Israel941:91,03910,708
South Africa671:808,62254,680
France561:1,186,120124,657
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Norway141:367,30634,015
Monaco141:2,648179
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Bonafède (1) are calculated separately.

Bonafede (48) may also be a first name.

Bonafede Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from Latin and means 'good faith'. It is documented as a medieval Jewish surname in France and Spain, although not all bearers of this surname may be of Jewish origin. "Bonafede" is the Sicilian variant, where it was historically centered in Italy.

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Bonafede Last Name Facts

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

Bonafede is most common in Italy. It may be found as a variant: Bonafède. For other possible spellings of Bonafede click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonafede? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,794th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,519,188 people. The surname Bonafede is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Bonafede live; 66 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent live in Italic Europe. Bonafede is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held given name on earth, held by 48 people.

The surname Bonafede is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 3,168 people, or 1 in 19,305. In Italy Bonafede is primarily concentrated in: Sicily, where 57 percent reside, Lazio, where 23 percent reside and Lombardy, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Italy this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Bonafede Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bonafede are 5.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Bonafede earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 29.29% less than the national average, earning €21,235 per year; in Norway they earn 69.95% more than the national average, earning 588,159 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 325.11% more than the national average, earning R 1,010,220 per year and in United States they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $43,720 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonafède961/
Buonafede94293/
Bounafede941/
Bonafedes941/
Bonafide88169/
Bonefede8828/
Bonofede888/
Bonafedi888/
Banafede882/
Buonofede821/
Bonnafide821/
Banafode752/
Benhafide711/
Banafadi631/

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