Barriff Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Barriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Barriff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barriff is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barriff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Barriff are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Barriff is mostly found in: Greater London, where 30 percent reside, Hampshire, where 26 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 26 percent reside. Without taking into account England Barriff exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 33 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 3 percent reside.

Barriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barriff has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Barriff last name increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barriffe93408/
Bariff928/
Barrif921/
Bariffe8668/
Berriff8617/
Barrife866/
Barriof862/
Bhariff861/
Barroif861/
Barif8359/
Barife7775/
Boriff7718/
Baraif7710/
Barift779/
Baurif778/
Barrib774/
Bharif774/
Baruif773/
Bahrif773/
Barriv773/
Basrif771/
Warrif771/
Barriw771/
Baharif71119/
Borisff719/
Barreaf713/
Barreft711/
Barraib711/
Baurief711/
Borieff710/
Barhife710/
Whariff710/
Varif6766/
Barib6754/
Warif6732/
Bariv6730/
Uarif677/
Bhatrriv676/
Borif676/
Baref674/
Berif672/
Bouriffe671/
Bariw671/

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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 Barriff
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