Barfi Surname

95,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Ghana

Barfi Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'snowy, white sweets', 'ice cream', 'icing', 'sweet person'.

Barfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,6321:29,1733,533
Ghana2,0091:13,4501,752
Afghanistan1501:214,3553,921
India481:15,980,529256,885
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England151:3,714,537119,675
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Bárfi (8) are calculated separately.

Barfi (23,160) may also be a first name.

Barfi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'snowy, white sweets', 'ice cream', 'icing', 'sweet person'.

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Barfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barfi (Hindi: बरफी, Marathi: बाई, Russian: Барфи) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Bárfi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Barfi is the 95,848th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,468,079 people. The last name Barfi is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Barfi are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Barfi is also the 33,859th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 23,160 people.

The last name Barfi is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 2,632 people, or 1 in 29,173. In Iran Barfi is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 16 percent live, Tehran Province, where 8 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Iran Barfi is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 40 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Barfi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barfi last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Barfi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bárfi938/
Barfid91870/
Barfie915/
Barfai911/
Barfiz911/
Barfoi911/
Batrfi911/
Barfei911/
Barrfi911/
Barffi911/
Barfis910/
Barfit910/
Barfaid83199/
Barfitt8393/
Barfish8338/
Barrfit837/
Barfait834/
Barfe801,098/
Varfi80484/
Berfi80428/
Barfa80129/
Warfi8085/
Borfi8019/
Barfy802/
Barfeich770/
Barfeh73170/
Varfis73129/
Varfie7315/
Barphi7315/
Borfai7312/
Barfer7312/
Barfay739/
Berfai738/
Barfed737/
Bourfi734/
Bárfai733/
Barfee732/
Barfet732/
Barfoa731/
Berfhi731/
Batrfy731/
Barhfe731/
Bajrfa731/
Borfői731/
Barrfa731/
Borfis731/
Bourfis671,807/
Barfett67138/
Barffeh6712/
Barfesh675/
Barfajt672/
Baharvi671/
Warfoid670/

Barfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barfi in the Hindi language
बरफीbaraphi83.37
बर्फीbarphi16.32
बर्फिbarphi0.09
वर्फीvarphi0.03
बर्फ़ीbarfi0.02
बरफ़ीbarafi0.02
ब़र्फीbarphi0.01
बरफ़ीbarafi0.01
बार्फीbarphi0.01
बार्फिbarphi0.01
वर्फिvarphi0.01
Barfi in the Marathi language
बाईba'i50
बरफीbaraphi50
Barfi in the Russian language
Барфиbarfi-

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