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
The surname Barafan (Hindi: बरफान, Marathi: बरफन) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Barafan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barafan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Barafan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 87 people.
Barafan is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 614,260. In Iran it is most common in: Lorestan Province, where 39 percent reside, Kermanshah Province, where 18 percent reside and Zanjan Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.
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
- 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 Barafan
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