Bonifance Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Bonifance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 532 | 1:99,514 | 9,810 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Bonifance (3,522) may also be a first name.
Bonifance Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonifance Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bonifance is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonifance? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bonifance is the 580,291st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonifance are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bonifance is also the 119,524th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 3,522 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 532 people, or 1 in 99,514. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 84 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 15 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonefance | 89 | 18 | / |
| Bonifonce | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bonyfance | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boniphance | 84 | 198 | / |
| Bonifansi | 78 | 9 | / |
| Bonephance | 74 | 2 | / |
| Bonefansi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bonephancy | 63 | 107 | / |
| Bonefons | 59 | 32 | / |
| Bonnefons | 56 | 104 | / |
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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 Bonifance
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