Bonifis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bonifis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonifis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bonifis (16) may also be a first name.

Bonifis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonifis (Hindi: बोनिफिस, Marathi: बोनीिफस) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonifis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Bonifis reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bonifis is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

Bonifis is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Bonifis is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Bonifis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bonifis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bonifis last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonifais932/
Bonifeis931/
Bonifi9211/
Bonifai8685/
Bonifes8668/
Bounifi865/
Boniffi861/
Bonefis860/
Bonnefis80252/
Bonifait80252/
Bonefist8056/
Bonifest8017/
Bonifaix8013/
Bonefish8012/
Bonifice806/
Bonifeys804/
Bonifese802/
Bonnifai801/
Bonifess801/
Bonife771,096/
Bonifa7753/
Banifi772/
Bonefi771/
Bonify770/
Bonnifait75469/
Bonnefois75391/
Bonnifest751/
Bonifaice751/
Bonifay711,700/
Bonifer71958/
Bounifa71221/
Bonifet7174/
Bounife714/
Bonifex714/
Benifes714/
Bonyfes713/
Bonefes712/
Bonifoy712/
Banifai711/
Beaunifais711/
Bonaife711/
Benefis711/
Bonnifet67379/
Bonnifay67205/
Boniffay6715/
Bonifece678/
Bonyfeys674/
Bonnefes671/
Bouhnifa671/
Boniphes671/
Bonyfice671/
Bonnifer671/

Bonifis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonifis in the Hindi language
बोनिफिसboniphisa-
Bonifis in the Marathi language
बोनीिफसboniiphasa-

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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 Bonifis
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