Bonifay Surname

236,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Bonifay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonifay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1181:59,4127,982
United States4671:776,14360,198
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Bonifay (18) may also be a first name.

Bonifay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonifay (Arabic: بونيفاى) occurs most in France. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonifay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,399th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,286,792 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Bonifay are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 18 people.

Bonifay is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,118 people, or 1 in 59,412. In France Bonifay is mostly found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 77 percent live, Île-de-France, where 8 percent live and Occitanie, where 7 percent live. Besides France this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Bonifay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bonifay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bonifay last name grew 819 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bonifay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bonifay surname are 34.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bonifay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $44,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $45,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonnifay93205/
Boniffay9315/
Bonifa9253/
Bonify920/
Bonifaz866,771/
Bonifas863,746/
Bounifa86221/
Bonifai8685/
Bongifa8634/
Bonifat8623/
Bonifae862/
Bonifoy862/
Banifay860/
Bonefay860/
Bonifait80252/
Benifayo8018/
Bonifast808/
Bonifeys804/
Bonifass802/
Bonifais802/
Bonnefay801/
Bouhnifa801/
Bonifatt801/
Bonnifaz801/
Bonnifai801/
Bonifaio801/
Bonifaut800/
Bonnifas800/
Bonife771,096/
Benifa7733/
Bonifi7711/
Vonifa773/
Banifa773/
Bonefa771/
Bunifa771/
Bonnifait75469/
Bonnifaut757/
Bonnifaud752/
Bonifer71958/
Benaifa71621/
Bonefas71205/
Banifat7175/
Bonifet7174/
Bonifes7168/
Bonyfat719/
Bonefaß718/
Banifas717/
Bonifáz716/
Bounifi715/
Bounife714/
Bonifis713/
Bonefoy713/
Bonifás712/
Banifai711/
Banaifa711/
Bonnefy711/
Bonaife711/
Bonifàz711/
Boniffi711/
Vonifas711/
Bounefa711/
Bonipha711/
Bonefat710/
Bonnefoy6710,113/
Bonnifet67379/
Bonefaas67234/
Boniphas67221/
Bouneffa67162/
Bonifest6717/
Bonefass6712/
Bonefast675/
Boneyfas675/
Boujnefa674/
Bonyfeys674/
Bonnefai672/
Benaifah671/
Benaiffa671/
Bonnifer671/
Bonifous671/
Wounifai671/
Bonifeis671/
Bonifess671/

Bonifay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonifay in the Arabic language
بونيفاىbwnyfay-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bonifay
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