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
Buafi is most common in The Solomon Islands. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Buafi are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.
It is most commonly occurring in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 44,618. In The Solomon Islands Buafi is mostly concentrated in: Malaita Province, where 85 percent are found, Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found and Central Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The Solomon Islands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
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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