Barafan Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Barafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 125 | 1:614,260 | 33,895 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Barafan (87) may also be a first name.
Barafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barafan (Hindi: बरफान, Marathi: बरफन) is most common in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Barafan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barafan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Barafan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 87 people.
This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 614,260. In Iran it is most common in: Lorestan Province, where 39 percent are found, Kermanshah Province, where 18 percent are found and Zanjan Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Iran Barafan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barafean | 93 | 6 | / |
| Barafane | 93 | 3 | / |
| Barrafan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Barafon | 86 | 135 | / |
| Warafan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Uarafan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Barafanova | 82 | 49 | / |
| Barrafon | 80 | 93 | / |
| Baraphan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Barrafón | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bourafan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barrafont | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barofanova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waraphan | 67 | 164 | / |
| Behrofan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Barapham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Varaphan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boroufan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baheeraphan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vorafane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borrafon | 67 | 1 | / |
Barafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barafan in the Marathi language | ||
| बरफन | baraphana | - |
| Barafan in the Hindi language | ||
| बरफान | baraphana | 76.47 |
| बराफान | baraphana | 17.65 |
| बरफन | baraphana | 5.88 |
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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 Barafan
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