Barafi Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Barafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Barafi (1,128) may also be a first name.

Barafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barafi (Hindi: बरफी, Marathi: बरफी) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barafi? popularity and diffusion

Barafi is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Barafi live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 237,206th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 1,128 people.

The last name Barafi is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Barafi is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Other than Indonesia Barafi occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahrafi925/
Barrafi921/
Barafie921/
Barafit921/
Bahrafih8619/
Barafe8394/
Barafy8360/
Barafa8338/
Berafi833/
Warafi832/
Varafi832/
Borafi831/
Baraffe77287/
Baroffi7791/
Baroufi7731/
Baraffa7714/
Bharafe7711/
Barafaa774/
Bareffi774/
Batrafy774/
Barotfi772/
Barafez772/
Baraphi771/
Basrafy771/
Barótfi771/
Bahrafa771/
Barafed771/
Barofyi771/
Vajrafi771/
Baraafa771/
Batrafe771/
Baroffio711,495/
Bourafai71570/
Baroufis7139/
Baraphai7116/
Berrafai719/
Baharavi713/
Bourafis713/
Baraphid711/
Baraifuy711/
Baraphis711/
Barraffa710/
Warafa6720/
Barefe6715/
Berefi6712/
Borofi678/
Varafe677/
Barofe672/
Barofa672/
Borafe672/
Borafa671/

Barafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barafi in the Hindi language
बरफीbaraphi98.16
बराफीbaraphi1.47
भारतीbharati0.37
Barafi in the Marathi language
बरफीbaraphi91.67
बराbara8.33

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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
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  • 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 Barafi
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