Sarafat Surname

205,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Sarafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
India6161:1,245,23649,514
Nigeria2511:705,74832,514
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Şarafat (17) are calculated separately.

Sarafat (19,384) may also be a first name.

Sarafat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarafat (Bengali: সরাফত, Hindi: सराफत, Marathi: सराफत, Oriya: ସରାଫତ) is most common in Bangladesh. It can also appear as a variant: Şarafat. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,178th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,602,346 people. The surname Sarafat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sarafat reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sarafat is also the 38,738th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 19,384 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Not including Bangladesh this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şarafat9517/
Sharafat9310,276/
Sarafate9313/
Sarafath9312/
Sahrafat935/
Saraifat932/
Sarasfat932/
Saarafat931/
Sgarafat931/
Sarafa927,907/
Sharafath8846/
Sharafate8829/
Shahrafat8828/
Scharafat8812/
Sharaffat887/
Sharaafat882/
Sharrafat881/
Sahhrafat881/
Sharafaat881/
Sharafa861,392/
Zarafat861,306/
Sarafaj8684/
Sarrafa8644/
Serafat8633/
Sarafah8627/
Sarafas8621/
Jarafat8610/
Sarafaz867/
Siarafa864/
Sahrafa863/
Sarafai862/
Sarafha862/
Sarafad862/
Ssarafa862/
Sargafa861/
Saraffa861/
Saraufa861/
Sherafat804,604/
Sharafaz80705/
Saraphat80430/
Sahravat80232/
Sharafah8049/
Sharafai8028/
Sharaffa8025/
Sarrafah8023/
Sarrafha8012/
Sharafaj805/
Charafat804/
Sharafad804/
Shorafat804/
Sharafas803/
Sharrafa802/
Sharafau802/
Sarafash801/
Sarofate801/
Saharafa801/
Shahrafa801/
Sarafeas801/
Sareefat801/
Sharofat801/
Sharafatova785/
Zarafa77174/
Sarofa77101/
Sarafo7718/
Xarafa771/
Saharavat752,142/
Sharaphat7539/
Sharafost7513/
Shahravat7511/
Scharaffa7511/
Shareefat754/
Sareefath751/
Sherafath751/
Sharafaad751/
Sharrafah751/
Sarofah712,358/
Sharafo711,307/
Shorafa71639/
Saroifa71344/
Sarapha71116/
Charafa7180/
Zerafat7129/
Zarafah7125/
Sorafah7115/
Sarrofa7110/
Saravah717/
Sarrafo715/
Zarrafa712/
Zarafea712/
Carafad712/
Saroffa711/
Saroofa711/
Jarafad711/
Zarafatova711/
Sourafa711/
Sorafot711/
Serefat711/
Saraphap67637/
Sarophat67484/
Sehravat67227/
Saraphai67225/
Saraphot67213/
Sharafoh67106/
Saraphad6746/
Sarrofah6714/
Saraphaj6710/
Chharhafath6710/
Sharofah679/
Sharafou678/
Soutrafa678/
Sjarofah677/
Seraphat675/
Saraphas672/
Saharava671/
Saraphay671/
Sarrapha671/
Carafoot671/
Shorafot671/
Saraphah671/
Saraphau671/
Sharapha671/
Sharoofa671/
Zaraifah671/

Sarafat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafat in the Hindi language
सराफतsaraphata96.49
शराफतsaraphata2.21
सराफ़तsarafata0.41
सरफतsaraphata0.27
सरफातsaraphata0.25
सराफातsaraphata0.22
साराफतsaraphata0.06
सराफटsaraphata0.02
Sarafat in the Marathi language
सराफतsaraphata75.5
सरफातsaraphata7.95
सरफतsaraphata7.28
शराफतsaraphata3.31
सराफातsaraphata2.65
रफ़ातुाहrafatuaha0.66
करामतkaramata0.66
साराफातsaraphata0.66
सरकारsarakara0.66
शहादतsahadata0.66
Sarafat in the Oriya language
ସରାଫତsaraphata57.78
ସରାଫତ୍saraphat31.11
ସାରାଫତsaraphata2.22
ସରାଫାତsaraphata1.11
ସରାପଂତsarapanta1.11
ସରାଫହ୍saraphah1.11
ସରଫାତ୍saraphat1.11
ଶରଫତsaraphata1.11
ମେହରmehara1.11
ସରାଫsarapha1.11
Sarafat in the Bengali language
সরাফতsaraphata50
সরফতsaraphata32.14
সরফৎsaraphat3.57
সারপতsarapata3.57
সরফত্্saraphat3.57
সরাফৎsaraphat3.57
সরাফত্্saraphat3.57

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