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Where Does The Last Name Sarafa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sarafa (Hindi: सराफा, Marathi: सरफा, Oriya: ସାରଫା) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 63,356^th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 921,658 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sarafa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 42,429^th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 17,062 people.

Sarafa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,272 people, or 1 in 24,360. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 34 percent reside, Osun, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Sarafa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Sarafa last name are 37.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.31% registered with 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.