Bonifacio Surname

5,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bonifacio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonifacio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil37,6001:5,693419
Philippines25,4771:3,974302
Peru9,1671:3,467569
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Angola6,9021:3,910570
Mexico6,5591:18,9251,508
Italy3,0471:20,0713,449
Argentina2,6211:16,3081,437
United States2,1511:168,50717,068
Bolivia1,3321:7,970960
Dominican Republic1,1321:9,216789
Spain6851:68,2516,095
France6281:105,76915,626
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
El Salvador6121:10,366692
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Honduras4951:17,811805
Portugal4431:23,5171,577
Uruguay2961:11,5941,299
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Colombia2271:210,4585,037
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Australia951:284,16525,304
England571:977,51048,999
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Benin501:206,71219,428
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Guam251:6,405908
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Chile201:880,82418,509
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
São Tomé and Príncipe121:14,785874
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Wales91:343,83718,086
China81:170,915,1968,932
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Bonifácio (4,776) & Bonifàcio (1) are calculated separately.

Bonifacio (211,502) may also be a first name.

Bonifacio Last Name Facts

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

Bonifacio (Arabic: بونيفاسيو) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant: Bonifácio or Bonifàcio. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonifacio? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,192nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 66,821 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Bonifacio are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Luso-South America. Bonifacio is also the 4,933rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 211,502 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 37,600 people, or 1 in 5,693. In Brazil Bonifacio is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 26 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent reside and Peru, where 8 percent reside.

Bonifacio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bonifacio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bonifacio last name expanded 43,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bonifacio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bonifacio surname are 15.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bonifacio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning €30,273 per year; in Peru they earn 26.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,245 per year; in South Africa they earn 123.33% more than the national average, earning R 530,724 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.86% less than the national average, earning $18,421,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $50,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bonifacio Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonifacio in the Arabic language
بونيفاسيوbwnyfasyw-

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