Barafu Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Barafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Barafu (112) may also be a first name.
Barafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barafu (Hindi: बरफू) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Barafu is the 3,882,373rd most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Barafu reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Barafu is also the 885,979th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 112 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barafu in the Hindi language | ||
| बरफू | baraphu | - |
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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 Barafu
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