Sarafa Surname
Approximately 7,907 people bear this surname
Sarafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,272 | 1:24,360 | 2,128 |
| India | 368 | 1:2,084,417 | 70,614 |
| United States | 132 | 1:2,745,901 | 164,003 |
| Indonesia | 89 | 1:1,485,946 | 100,216 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Sarafa (17,062) may also be a first name.
Sarafa Demographics
Average Sarafa Salary in
United States
$77,487 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sarafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarafa (Hindi: सराफा, Marathi: सरफा, Oriya: ସାରଫା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sarafa is the 63,356th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 921,658 people. The surname Sarafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Sarafa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sarafa is also the 42,429th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 17,062 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,272 people, or 1 in 24,360. In Nigeria Sarafa is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 34 percent are found, Osun, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Sarafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sarafa last name is primarily Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Sarafa surname are 37.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.31% being registered to vote for the political party.
Sarafa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.58% more than the national average, earning $77,487 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sarafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarafa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାରଫା | sarapha | 71.43 |
| ସରଫା | sarapha | 21.43 |
| ସରଫ | sarapha | 7.14 |
| Sarafa in the Hindi language | ||
| सराफा | sarapha | 64.29 |
| सरफा | sarapha | 28.57 |
| सरफराज | sarapharaja | 7.14 |
| Sarafa in the Marathi language | ||
| सरफा | sarapha | 53.47 |
| सराफा | sarapha | 41.58 |
| सराफ | sarapha | 1.98 |
| साराफा | sarapha | 0.99 |
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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 Sarafa
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