Brafi Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Brafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Brafi (156) may also be a first name.

Brafi Last Name Facts

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

Brafi (Hindi: ब्रफी) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brafi is the 565,092nd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The surname Brafi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Brafi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 735,679th most widespread first name on earth, held by 156 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Excluding Ghana it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brafio9130/
Brafii919/
Braffi912/
Brafit911/
Brafis911/
Brafai911/
Brafie910/
Braffit833/
Brassfi831/
Brafa80597/
Brefi8080/
Brafy808/
Brofi801/
Bradfish77124/
Bratfich7777/
Bratfish7728/
Braffitt7721/
Bradfich7715/
Braufait771/
Bradfoid771/
Brasfidd770/
Brefie7323/
Braffy7320/
Braffa7312/
Breffi739/
Brahvi735/
Brofit733/
Brafer733/
Brofie733/
Braffe732/
Browfi732/
Mprafi731/
Bradfy731/
Broffi731/
Brofid730/
Brafoy730/
Bratfisch71954/
Braafheid71190/
Bradfisch7164/
Breaffith711/
Bradfer67353/
Braffet6770/
Broffie674/
Braffer674/
Broffit673/
Brasfer672/
Brattfisch671/
Braphie671/
Brafett671/
Brosfis671/
Bradfed670/
Bradtfisch670/

Brafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brafi in the Hindi language
ब्रफीbraphi50
बरफीbaraphi50

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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 Brafi
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