Baf Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Croatia

Baf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran831:925,09143,938
Croatia471:89,97014,942
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
France271:2,460,101186,232
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Baf (188) may also be a first name.

Baf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baf (Arabic: بف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻑ, Russian: Баф) occurs most in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Baf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 814,680th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. Baf is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Baf live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 28 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Baf is also the 663,277th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 925,091. In Iran it is mostly found in: Yazd Province, where 70 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live and Alborz Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Iran this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Baf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Baf last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Baf earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafe861,230/
Baff86380/
Baaf86274/
Badf86102/
Baft8655/
Bafs8636/
Bauf8626/
Baif8625/
Beaf8611/
Batf865/
Bayf864/
Bajf862/
Basf862/
Hbaf861/
Bhaf861/
Bgaf861/
Baffe75128/
Baife7531/
Baafe7512/
Bahaf759/
Bazzf758/
Bhatf756/
Bafsh754/
Bafhd754/
Bhaif752/
Baufe752/
Bhaff751/
Bapfe751/
Beasf751/
Bafft751/
Bgaff751/
Baffs751/
Baiff751/
Beaff751/
Bafpp751/
Beaft751/
Bauff750/
Bab6714,925/
Bav672,880/
Bof672,055/
Baw671,045/
Waf67441/
Bauffe67324/
Bahafs67312/
Vaf6711/
Baiffe677/
Bafowa676/
Uaf676/
Bahaif674/
Bóf672/
Bafova671/
Basdfh671/
Baashf671/
Bahfsh671/

Baf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻑbaf-
Baf in the Russian language
Бафbaf-
Baf in the Arabic language
بفbf-
بافbaf-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Baf
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