Buafi Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Buafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Buafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buafi occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Buafi.
How Common Is The Last Name Buafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Buafi live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Solomonic Oceania.
It is most commonly held in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 44,618. In The Solomon Islands it is most numerous in: Malaita Province, where 85 percent live, Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Central Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Solomon Islands Buafi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buafai | 91 | 104 | / |
| Buafe | 80 | 73 | / |
| Buafa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bouhafid | 77 | 354 | / |
| Bouhafis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buaphai | 67 | 360 | / |
| Buaphit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Buassfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaphio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhafer | 62 | 1,452 | / |
| Bouhafes | 62 | 312 | / |
| Bouhoufi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bwafa | 60 | 6 | / |
| Bwofi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaferr | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouhafess | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaffer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Buapha | 55 | 2,700 | / |
| Puhafe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bwaife | 55 | 1 | / |
| Buaphet | 50 | 1,012 | / |
| Buhofer | 50 | 56 | / |
| Buaphay | 50 | 2 | / |
| Buaphey | 50 | 1 | / |
| Buapher | 50 | 1 | / |
| Puahafa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Buafi
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