Balfar Surname

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

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Balfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Balfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balfar is found most in Iran. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balfar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Balfar are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Balfar is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,953,174. In Iran Balfar is primarily concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 96 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Iran it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 7 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballfar9232/
Balfaur922/
Balfarr921/
Balfard921/
Bolfar8339/
Balfor8318/
Walfar832/
Valfar831/
Balfour7714,327/
Balford7786/
Walfart7743/
Balfore7734/
Walfard7717/
Balfort778/
Balfhor778/
Walfare776/
Balfoor772/
Boulfar772/
Ballfor771/
Valfart771/
Bolfart771/
Bolfard770/
Balfoort71535/
Balfourd7110/
Walfarth712/
Bealford711/
Bailford711/
Balforth711/
Bailfour711/
Ballford711/
Ballfour711/
Balffort711/
Balfoure710/
Ballfore710/
Baalfour710/
Balfourth6728/
Wallfarth679/
Boulfajre674/
Wallfahrt674/
Walfor673/
Valfor672/
Wolfar671/
Bolfor670/
Wahlfarth670/
Wahlfahrt670/

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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
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  • 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 Balfar
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