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 found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boniphas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boniphas is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Boniphas occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Boniphas are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,461st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,442 people.

The last name Boniphas is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 77 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 5 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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

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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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