Barfo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Barfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Barfo (837) may also be a first name.

Barfo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barfo (Hindi: बरफो) occurs most in Ghana. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Barfo live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barfo is also the 282,223rd most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 837 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Not including Ghana Barfo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 17 percent are found and Pakistan, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barfod91656/
Barfou9112/
Barfot915/
Barffo915/
Barfoa911/
Barfoi911/
Barfoot833,850/
Barfoth8337/
Barfoud839/
Barrfos831/
Barfott831/
Barfoss831/
Barfood831/
Barfoos830/
Barfa80129/
Borfo8011/
Varfo802/
Berfo801/
Bearfoot77118/
Bairfoot776/
Barfoshh771/
Barfouth771/
Barfoott770/
Barfat73521/
Barfah73477/
Berffo734/
Warfod733/
Barfad732/
Borfot731/
Batrfa731/
Warfou731/
Bajrfa731/
Barrfa731/
Barfaut6710/
Barfach677/
Barfaat675/
Borfoot671/
Warfout670/
Warfoid670/

Barfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barfo in the Hindi language
बरफोbarapho87.83
बर्फोbarpho11.59
बरफ़ोbarafo0.29

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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 Barfo
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