Family name בופה (Bopha 
, Boffa 
, בופה 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The last name בופה is characteristic of Malta, where it is quite a common surname, Italy, where it is quite a rare surname, and Switzerland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Italy, Argentina, and the United States. Very seldom, בופה is the forename as well as the last name.