Boniphas Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Boniphas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boniphas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1651:320,85824,292
India521:14,751,257245,013
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Boniphas (1,442) may also be a first name.

Boniphas Last Name Facts

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

Boniphas (Hindi: बोनीफस, Oriya: େବାନିଫାସ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boniphas? popularity and diffusion

Boniphas is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Boniphas live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,461st most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 1,442 people.

The surname Boniphas is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania Boniphas is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 77 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 5 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Boniphas occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boniphase9415/
Bonipas9364/
Bonipha931/
Bonephas889/
Buniphas888/
Bonipass885/
Bonnipas883/
Bonipa8619/
Boniphace8254,304/
Bonephase828/
Bonifas803,746/
Bunipas8020/
Bonipah8011/
Bonnipa8010/
Banipas805/
Bonipaz801/
Bonepas801/
Boonyophas782/
Bonifphace781/
Bannipha75113/
Bonifase7524/
Bonifast758/
Bonnypas756/
Benephas754/
Bonifais752/
Bonifass752/
Bonipose751/
Bonepass750/
Bonnifas750/
Bonephace713,246/
Bonifa7153/
Bonifasse7120/
Banipa717/
Boonyopas714/
Bonipeace713/
Bonipahce711/
Bonepa711/
Boonnipat711/
Bonifaz676,771/
Bonifay671,700/
Bounifa67221/
Bonefas67205/
Bonepay67149/
Bonifai6785/
Bongifa6734/
Bonifat6723/
Bonnepa6722/
Bonnephace6721/
Bonifax6716/
Bonifac6711/
Banifas677/
Bonifás672/
Banipai671/
Bonippo671/
Bonepax671/
Bonyfas671/
Banippa671/
Bonepah671/
Bonufas671/
Mponipa671/
Vonifas671/

Boniphas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boniphas in the Oriya language
େବାନିଫାସebaniphasa84.62
େବାନିଫସebaniphasa7.69
ବନିଫାସbaniphasa7.69
Boniphas in the Hindi language
बोनीफसboniphasa43.75
बोनिफसboniphasa25
बोनीफासboniphasa18.75
बोनिफासboniphasa12.5

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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 Boniphas
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