Barfa Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Romania

Barfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India871:8,816,843179,063
Romania381:528,36539,789
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Barfa (1,953) may also be a first name.

Barfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barfa (Hindi: बरफा, Marathi: बरफा) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Barfa occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Barfa live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 171,497th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 1,953 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 8,816,843. In India Barfa is primarily found in: Telangana, where 64 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 21 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 14 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 29 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barfat91521/
Barfah91477/
Barfay919/
Barfad912/
Batrfa911/
Barfoa911/
Barfai911/
Bajrfa911/
Barrfa911/
Barfaid83199/
Barfaut8310/
Barfach837/
Barfaat835/
Barfait834/
Barfajt832/
Warfa808,597/
Barfi804,964/
Barfe801,098/
Borfa8029/
Varfa8026/
Berfa8022/
Barfo8012/
Barfy802/
Uarfa802/
Warfaa733,968/
Barfid73870/
Barfod73656/
Bourfa73233/
Barfeh73170/
Warfah73141/
Varfaj73101/
Barpha7361/
Borfay7331/
Borfai7312/
Barfou7312/
Barfer7312/
Berfai738/
Barfed737/
Varfas736/
Barfie735/
Barfot735/
Barffo735/
Bárfai733/
Barfee732/
Barfet732/
Barfiz731/
Barfoi731/
Barhfe731/
Batrfi731/
Batrfy731/
Barfei731/
Barrfi731/
Barffi731/
Borfas731/
Varfat731/
Borfea731/
Barfis730/
Barfit730/
Barfoot673,850/
Barfett67138/
Barfitt6793/
Barfish6738/
Barfoth6737/
Barffeh6712/
Bourfaa6711/
Barfoud679/
Barrfit677/
Barfesh675/
Boutrfa672/
Barfott671/
Borfeah671/
Barfoss671/
Barfood671/
Barrfos671/
Barfoos670/

Barfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barfa in the Marathi language
बरफाbarapha91.3
बरफbarapha8.7
Barfa in the Hindi language
बरफाbarapha89.23
बर्फाbarpha9.57
बर्फbarpha0.64
बर्फ़ाbarfa0.32
बरफ़ाbarafa0.16
वर्फाvarpha0.08

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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 Barfa
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