Saraaf Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Saraaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
Saraaf (13) may also be a first name.
Saraaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saraaf (Marathi: सराफ) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Saraaf is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Saraaf reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally, held by 13 people.
The surname Saraaf is most common in India, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Saraaf is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 38 percent reside, Telangana, where 33 percent reside and Bihar, where 24 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saraaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saraaf in the Marathi language | ||
| सराफ | sarapha | 85.71 |
| सराफाज | saraphaja | 14.29 |
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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 Saraaf
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