Bánfai Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Bánfai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 374 | 1:26,247 | 2,919 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Banfai (28) are calculated separately.
Bánfai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bánfai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bánfai occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Banfai. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bánfai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 761,666th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bánfai are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Hungary, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 26,247. In Hungary it is most common in: Baranya County, where 27 percent are found, Budapest, where 23 percent are found and Zala County, where 18 percent are found. Besides Hungary Bánfai exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banfai | 94 | 28 | / |
| Bánfi | 91 | 2,272 | / |
| Bánffi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Bonfai | 83 | 11 | / |
| Bánfay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bonfait | 77 | 18 | / |
| Banfaid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banfi | 73 | 12,376 | / |
| Bonfa | 73 | 1,325 | / |
| Banfa | 73 | 190 | / |
| Bonfi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Bánfy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Beinfait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banffi | 67 | 162 | / |
| Bonfis | 67 | 78 | / |
| Bánffy | 67 | 59 | / |
| Bonfio | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bonfas | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bonfad | 67 | 22 | / |
| Beinfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bonfiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bonfit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bonfat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanfai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bonfah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banfiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bonfae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonfih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baanfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banfio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonnfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonfoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonfie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beinfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonfay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Banfay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bánfai
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