Barfar Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Barfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Barfar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barfar (Hindi: बरफर, Marathi: बरफार) is found most in Iran. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Barfar are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Barfar is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,516,619. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 35 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 29 percent live and Alborz Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Iran Barfar occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barfard9215/
Baharfar86261/
Borfar83293/
Barfor8358/
Baharvfar803/
Baharfard802/
Barford771,857/
Barfour77573/
Barfort7712/
Warfard777/
Borfard776/
Barfore773/
Borfarz772/
Warfaar771/
Warfare771/
Barforth7126/
Barffour719/
Barhford712/
Bearfort711/
Wearfear711/
Bearford710/
Barfford710/
Bearfore710/
Basrford710/
Berfor679/
Borfor676/
Bourffard672/
Warfor671/
Baharfour671/
Vorfahr625/
Borford623/
Borforh621/
Borfore621/
Worfard620/
Warfford57148/
Baharvar57103/
Warrford578/
Borffore571/
Beirford570/
Wharford570/
Worfor502/
Weathrford501/

Barfar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barfar in the Marathi language
बरफारbaraphara-
Barfar in the Hindi language
बरफरbaraphara50
बरफाbarapha50

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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 Barfar
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