Burfi Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iraq

Burfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Burfi (125) may also be a first name.

Burfi Last Name Facts

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

Burfi is most common in Iran. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burfi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Burfi reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 832,731st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 125 people.

Burfi is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 3,338,371. In Iran it is primarily found in: Bushehr Province, where 35 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 35 percent are found and Lorestan Province, where 26 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 40 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burfit918/
Bourfi914/
Burfai911/
Burfei911/
Bhurfi911/
Burfie911/
Bourfis831,807/
Burfitt83790/
Burfeid8341/
Burfist831/
Burfa8057/
Borfi8019/
Burfe801/
Bourfiss774/
Burfer73650/
Bourfa73233/
Burfet73108/
Burfeh7324/
Burfaj7314/
Borfai7312/
Burfey7312/
Bourfe734/
Burfee732/
Borfői731/
Burffe731/
Bourfaa6711/
Bourfed676/
Burfett671/
Burfeet671/
Burfess671/

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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 Burfi
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