Bonifácio Surname
Approximately 4,776 people bear this surname
Bonifácio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 3,944 | 1:6,843 | 902 |
| Portugal | 453 | 1:22,998 | 1,555 |
| Brazil | 322 | 1:664,827 | 24,540 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 12 | 1:14,785 | 874 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bonifacio (109,060) & Bonifàcio (1) are calculated separately.
Bonifácio (1,902) may also be a first name.
Bonifácio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonifácio Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonifácio occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Bonifacio or Bonifàcio. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonifácio? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 99,165th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,525,868 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Bonifácio live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 174,293rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,902 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 3,944 people, or 1 in 6,843. Excluding Angola this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonifacio | 96 | 109,060 | / |
| Bonifàcio | 96 | 1 | / |
| Bonifácia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bonifocio | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buonifacio | 84 | 6 | / |
| Bonnifacio | 84 | 5 | / |
| Boonifacio | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bonaifacio | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bonifacios | 84 | 1 | / |
| Boniofacio | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bonivfacio | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bonuifacio | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bonifaco | 82 | 8 | / |
| Bonifacia | 78 | 169 | / |
| Bonefacio | 78 | 27 | / |
| Banifacio | 78 | 7 | / |
| Vonifacio | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bonifacoo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bonifacho | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bonifaca | 71 | 7 | / |
| Beaunifacio | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bonefatzo | 56 | 0 | / |
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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 Bonifácio
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