Bonfas Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bonfas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonfas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bonfas (1,184) may also be a first name.

Bonfas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonfas is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonfas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bonfas is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bonfas are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bonfas is also the 230,515th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 1,184 people.

The surname Bonfas is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Bonfas is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 29 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 29 percent are found and Siaya County, where 29 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 47 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Bonfas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bonfas last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonfase922/
Bonfaas921/
Bonfa911,325/
Bonfad8322/
Bonfai8311/
Bonfat833/
Bonfah832/
Bonfoa831/
Bomfas830/
Bonfay830/
Boutenfas801/
Bonface774,455/
Bonfait7718/
Bounfad774/
Bonphas771/
Banfase771/
Buinfas771/
Boinfaz771/
Bonnfau771/
Banfa73190/
Bonfá73112/
Bomfa7399/
Bonfà7350/
Bonfo7320/
Boinface717/
Bonnface713/
Bounfaat711/
Buinfass711/
Bonfoh672,961/
Bánfai67375/
Bonfou6741/
Bonfey6733/
Banfai6728/
Vonfay679/
Bonfeu673/
Bomfat672/
Baanfa671/
Banfah671/
Banfac671/
Bánfay671/
Bouchenfa671/
Banfay670/
Bonfoy670/

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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 Bonfas
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