Barfs Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Barfs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barfs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Barfs Last Name Facts

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

Barfs is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Barfs reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,298,475. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barf89228/
Barfe801,098/
Barff80755/
Barzf8015/
Barft808/
Barbs804/
Barws803/
Barrf802/
Bharf802/
Basrf801/
Baarf801/
Barfh801/
Baharf732/
Bearef731/
Barhfe731/
Bairef731/
Barwse731/
Bairws730/
Barb676,050/
Barw67332/
Barv6749/
Borf6717/
Barbshh674/
Varf673/
Berfsch671/

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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 Barfs
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