Bonface Surname
Approximately 4,455 people bear this surname
Bonface Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,611 | 1:17,687 | 2,108 |
| Malawi | 1,281 | 1:13,364 | 2,088 |
| Tanzania | 450 | 1:117,648 | 11,268 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bonface (84,799) may also be a first name.
Bonface Demographics
Bonface Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bonface Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonface Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bonface is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bonface click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonface? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bonface is the 105,146th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,635,813 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonface are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 11,784th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 84,799 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,611 people, or 1 in 17,687. In Kenya Bonface is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 11 percent reside, Kisii County, where 10 percent reside and Kitui County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Bonface is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
Bonface Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bonface last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Bonface
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