Buonafortuna Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Buonafortuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Buonafortuna Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France21:33,211,361423,184

Buonafortuna Last Name Facts

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

Buonafortuna has its highest incidence in Italy. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buonafortuna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buonafortuna is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Buonafortuna are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 3,218,773. In Italy Buonafortuna is most common in: Abruzzo, where 26 percent reside, Calabria, where 21 percent reside and Lombardy, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Italy this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 28 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonafortuna9625/
Boni Fortuna832/
Bonfortuni821/
Bueno Fortuna801/
Bonefortune780/
Benn-Fortune671/

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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 Buonafortuna
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