Barf Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Barf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany851:947,12366,306
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
India341:22,560,747316,052
England161:3,482,379114,324
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Barf (230) may also be a first name.

Barf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barf (Arabic: بارف, Hindi: बर्फ, Marathi: बर) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barf is the 1,082,743rd most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Barf live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 591,855th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 230 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 947,123. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent are found, Bavaria, where 38 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found. Other than Germany Barf is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Barf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barf has changed over time. In The United States it rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barfe891,098/
Barff89755/
Barfs8966/
Barzf8915/
Barft898/
Barrf892/
Bharf892/
Basrf891/
Baarf891/
Barfh891/
Baharf802/
Bairef801/
Bearef801/
Barhfe801/
Barb756,050/
Warf752,003/
Barw75332/
Barv7549/
Berf7532/
Borf7517/
Varf753/
Uarf753/
Barbh67865/
Wharf67576/
Bearb67355/
Warfe67277/
Warff6750/
Borfe6730/
Varfe6719/
Borft6712/
Bharw677/
Barph675/
Baurb674/
Bairb674/
Barvå673/
Bharv673/
Barws673/
Bharb672/
Bearw672/
Borff672/
Baarb671/
Bhorf671/
Barhw671/
Barrv671/
Barvd671/
Berff671/
Barbë671/
Boorf670/
Warft670/
Uarfh670/
Bahrw670/

Barf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barf in the Hindi language
बर्फbarpha-
Barf in the Marathi language
बरbara-
Barf in the Arabic language
بارفbarf-

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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 Barf
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