Buenafe Surname

32,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Buenafe Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'good faith' in Spanish.

Buenafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines14,7911:6,845598
United States4921:736,70557,727
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Spain1051:445,25723,393
Guatemala661:243,6774,144
Canada641:575,71247,839
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Australia541:499,92037,885
Singapore391:141,2236,278
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
England221:2,532,63991,802
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Buenafé (8) & Bueñafe (1) are calculated separately.

Buenafe (2,107) may also be a first name.

Buenafe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'good faith' in Spanish.

- francis20_49

Buenafe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buenafe (Russian: Буэнафэ) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Buenafé or Bueñafe. Click here for other possible spellings of Buenafe.

How Common Is The Last Name Buenafe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buenafe is the 32,926th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 451,773 people. The surname Buenafe occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Buenafe live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Buenafe is also the 163,842nd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 2,107 people.

The surname Buenafe is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 14,791 people, or 1 in 6,845. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 26 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 16 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.

Buenafe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buenafe last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buenafe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $48,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buenafé958/
Bueñafe951/
Buenafie931/
Buenaffe931/
Buenafee931/
Bunafe9216/
Buenaf927/
Beunafe8610/
Boenafe863/
Buinafe863/
Buenafi862/
Buneafe861/
Fuenafe861/
Bwenafe861/
Buenafa861/
Bounafer8066/
Bouhenaf802/
Bunafi7763/
Buenav7720/
Bunefe773/
Buenab772/
Puenaf771/
Bounafa71356/
Bounafi71260/
Buenaiw711/
Bainafe711/
Boynafe711/
Buenova711/
Boinafe711/
Bounafaa671,482/
Boynafie673/
Bounoufe671/
Bain'afe671/
Bounaffa671/
Bounafha671/
Bienapfi671/

Buenafe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buenafe in the Russian language
Буэнафэbuenafe-

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