Barfah Surname
Approximately 477 people bear this surname
Barfah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 468 | 1:56,464 | 4,328 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Barfah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barfah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barfah is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Barfah.
How Common Is The Last Name Barfah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 638,206th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Barfah reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Barfah is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 56,464. In Yemen Barfah is mostly found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 95 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Yemen this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barfach | 92 | 7 | / |
| Barfa | 91 | 129 | / |
| Barfat | 83 | 521 | / |
| Barfay | 83 | 9 | / |
| Barfad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Barfai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bajrfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Batrfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Barrfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Barfoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Barfaid | 77 | 199 | / |
| Barfoth | 77 | 37 | / |
| Barfaut | 77 | 10 | / |
| Barfaat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Barfait | 77 | 4 | / |
| Barfajt | 77 | 2 | / |
| Borfeah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Borfa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Varfa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Berfa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Barfo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Barfouth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barfoshh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barfeich | 71 | 0 | / |
| Barfod | 67 | 656 | / |
| Bourfa | 67 | 233 | / |
| Varfaj | 67 | 101 | / |
| Borvah | 67 | 100 | / |
| Barpha | 67 | 61 | / |
| Borfay | 67 | 31 | / |
| Borfai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Barfou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Berfai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Barfot | 67 | 5 | / |
| Barffo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bárfai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Borfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borfas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barfoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barfei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Barfah
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