Borniface Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Borniface Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borniface Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Nigeria3411:519,48025,666
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Borniface (6,844) may also be a first name.

Borniface Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borniface occurs most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borniface? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 448,102nd most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Borniface are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Borniface is also the 78,746th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 6,844 people.

Borniface is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Outside of Malawi Borniface exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bornface942,507/
Brniface941/
Borneface895/
Bornyface894/
Burniface892/
Borniphace845/
Bornfece821/
Bornvace821/
Bornefece789/
Bornphace782/
Bornfes751/
Bornaves715/
Brown-Facey7010/
Bernie-Fauci671/
Bernefice671/

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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 Borniface
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