Barif Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Barif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India281:27,395,192354,286
Israel141:611,26042,949
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Barif (139) may also be a first name.

Barif Last Name Facts

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

Barif (Hindi: बारिफ, Marathi: बरीफ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Barif occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Barif live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 784,558th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 139 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India Barif is most numerous in: Assam, where 36 percent are found, Bihar, where 29 percent are found and Kerala, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barife9175/
Baraif9110/
Barift919/
Bariff918/
Baurif918/
Bharif914/
Baruif913/
Bahrif913/
Barrif911/
Basrif911/
Baharif83119/
Bariffe8368/
Barriff8339/
Barrife836/
Barriof832/
Bhariff831/
Barroif831/
Baurief831/
Barhife830/
Varif8066/
Barib8054/
Warif8032/
Bariv8030/
Uarif807/
Borif806/
Baref804/
Berif802/
Bariw801/
Barriffe77408/
Bariev734,739/
Bourif73500/
Baraib73222/
Berief7387/
Bhariv7359/
Bareiv7334/
Boriff7318/
Barefe7315/
Barziv7312/
Bariov739/
Beyrif739/
Bareuf736/
Baarib735/
Baraiv735/
Baribh734/
Barrib734/
Basriw734/
Barriv733/
Bariow733/
Bareef731/
Warzif731/
Baurib731/
Bearef731/
Bherif731/
Bearib731/
Bairef731/
Warife731/
Warrif731/
Bharib731/
Wareif731/
Barriw731/
Batriv731/
Boutrif67932/
Bhairiv67306/
Bayriev6766/
Bouraif6735/
Bahriev6733/
Barziev6727/
Bhatriv6719/
Berriff6717/
Borisff679/
Bharaiv676/
Bousrif675/
Bharaib674/
Barreaf673/
Bourhif672/
Boureif672/
Bairiev672/
Bahariv671/
Beatriv671/
Barreft671/
Barefch671/
Barhiev671/
Baraibh671/
Bağriov671/
Bhariow671/
Bahreib671/
Baharef671/
Barzeef671/
Barraib671/
Barheib671/
Whariff670/
Borieff670/

Barif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barif in the Marathi language
बरीफbaripha-
Barif in the Hindi language
बारिफbaripha58.33
बरीफbaripha25
बरिफ़barifa8.33
बरिफbaripha8.33

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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 Barif
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