Bonfiglio Surname

47,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bonfiglio Surname Definition:

(Italian) The good child.

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Bonfiglio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,7491:10,6381,640
United States2,4331:148,97615,354
Argentina1,3751:31,0862,615
France2611:254,49339,305
Brazil2501:856,29730,890
Uruguay1631:21,0542,430
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Canada471:783,94961,790
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
England401:1,392,95161,553
Gibraltar321:1,061232
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Bonfiglio (355) may also be a first name.

Bonfiglio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) The good child.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'good son'.

- jamisann

Meaning: good son.

- salvob

Bonfiglio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonfiglio is found most in Italy. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonfiglio? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,847th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 674,898 people. The last name Bonfiglio is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Bonfiglio live; 54 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 462,374th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 355 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 5,749 people, or 1 in 10,638. In Italy Bonfiglio is primarily found in: Sicily, where 52 percent live, Lombardy, where 27 percent live and Liguria, where 7 percent live. Outside of Italy it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.

Bonfiglio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bonfiglio surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Bonfiglio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning €31,613 per year; in Peru they earn 69.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,940 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.99% less than the national average, earning R 206,772 per year; in United States they earn 13.63% more than the national average, earning $49,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $56,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buonfiglio951,333/
Bounfiglio951/
Bonfilio94452/
Buonffiglio901/
Bomfiglio8974/
Buonfilio892/
Bonfiglia891/
Bonfitlio891/
Vonfiglio891/
Bonfiolio891/
Bomfilio8211/
Bonfilho8211/
Bonfilia820/
Bomfilho7112/
Vonfilia711/
B'Anfila591/
Banfiela591/
Boonphila569/
Bamfila502/
Banfela501/

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