Bonifece Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Bonifece Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonifece Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bonifece (45) may also be a first name.

Bonifece Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonifece is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonifece? popularity and diffusion

Bonifece is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonifece are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Bonifece is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 20 percent reside, Cross River, where 20 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 13 percent reside and South Sudan, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonifice886/
Bonifeca882/
Bonifese882/
Bonifaice821/
Bonifes8068/
Bonifex804/
Bonifest7517/
Bonifesi759/
Bonifeys754/
Bonifess751/
Bonifeis751/
Bonyfice751/
Bonnifest711/
Bonifis673/
Bonyfes673/
Bonefes672/
Bonifaix6313/
Bonyfeys634/
Bonifais632/
Bonnefes631/
Boniphes631/
Bonnyfess591/
Bonefis530/
Bonnefis50252/
Bonefist5056/
Bonefish5012/

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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 Bonifece
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