Bonifatius Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Bonifatius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonifatius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia5801:4,154763
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Bonifatius (1,177) may also be a first name.

Bonifatius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonifatius occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonifatius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 548,408th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bonifatius live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bonifatius is also the 231,359th most frequent first name in the world, held by 1,177 people.

This last name is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 4,154. In Namibia Bonifatius is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 35 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 27 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Namibia Bonifatius exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonifatus951/
Bonifatsi842/
bin Fatius801/
Benfatous741/
Bonyfatsy741/
Bonfits711/
bin Viatus701/
Ponvitis671/
Bounafatsou671/

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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
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  • 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 Bonifatius
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