Barfour Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Barfour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barfour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Barfour (289) may also be a first name.

Barfour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barfour is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfour? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 555,669th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Barfour live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 519,842nd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 289 people.

The last name Barfour is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Apart from Ghana Barfour is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Barfour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barfour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barfour last name grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barfour Last Name Statistics demography

Barfour earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.03% less than the national average, earning $17,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barffour939/
Barfor9258/
Baharfour881/
Barford861,857/
Barfort8612/
Barfore863/
Barfurth8032/
Barforth8026/
Barhford802/
Bearfort801/
Basrford800/
Bearfore800/
Barfford800/
Bearford800/
Barfar7720/
Borfor776/
Warfor771/
Barfard7115/
Borford713/
Borfore711/
Worfour711/
Borforh711/
Baharfar67261/
Warfford67148/
Warrford678/
Borffore671/
Beirford670/
Wharford670/
Baharvfar633/
Baharfard632/
Worfor622/
Weathrford591/
Warfard577/
Warfare571/
Warfaar571/
Weirfur570/
Baharvar53103/
Worfford537/
Wearfear531/
Woorford531/
Weirford530/
Bourffard502/

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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 Barfour
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