El Sarfy Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Sarfy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Sarfy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4801:55,0534,263
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

El Sarfy Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Sarfy is most common in Yemen. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of El Sarfy.

How Common Is The Last Name El Sarfy? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Sarfy is the 629,292nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. El Sarfy occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Sarfy live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname El Sarfy is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 55,053. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 57 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 29 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 14 percent live. Besides Yemen El Sarfy occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Sarfey941/
El Shaerfy891/
El Serfy884/
El Sarfa881/
El Jarfi755/
El Sherfi7155,461/
El Shorfa711,022/
El Sourfi715/
El Shourfi672/
El Jorfi639/
El Chorfi591/
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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 El Sarfy
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