Bonafé Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Andorra

Bonafé Surname User-submission:

Bonafè, with an open accent on the e, is a Catalan surname meaning 'good faith'. In ancient times it was a jewish surname.

Bonafé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
France231:2,887,944200,772
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Bonafe (4,859) & Bonafè (44) are calculated separately.

Bonafé Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bonafè, with an open accent on the e, is a Catalan surname meaning 'good faith'. In ancient times it was a jewish surname.

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Bonafé Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonafé occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bonafe or Bonafè. Click here for other possible spellings of Bonafé.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonafé? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Bonafé are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 2,973,255. In Brazil Bonafé is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 71 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 8 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent reside. Besides Brazil it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Bonafé Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bonafé has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bonafé surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonafe944,859/
Bonafè9444/
Bonnafé928/
Bonnaffé866/
Bonafy8357/
Bonafi8330/
Bonafa8319/
Bounafa77356/
Bonnafe77294/
Bounafi77260/
Bonnafy7785/
Bonnafi7763/
Bonafis7744/
Bonafer7713/
Bonafid7713/
Buonafe779/
Bonafed776/
Bonaffe774/
Bonafeh773/
Bonafet773/
Bongafi771/
Bonaife771/
Boinafe771/
Boynafe771/
Bonafeu771/
Bomnafe771/
Bonafes771/
Bonafie770/
Bounafaa711,482/
Bonnaffe7182/
Bounafer7166/
Bonnafis7155/
Bonnafet7117/
Boynafie713/
Bounaffa711/
Bounafha711/
Banafa672,544/
Banafi671,046/
Banafe67624/
Bounaffaa6710/
Bonnaffee678/
Bonofa673/
Banafy671/
Bougnafui671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bonafé
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