Sarafath Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sarafath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sarafath (179) may also be a first name.

Sarafath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarafath (Bengali: সরাফথ, Marathi: शराफत) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafath? popularity and diffusion

Sarafath is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Sarafath occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Sarafath live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sarafath is also the 681,368th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 179 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most common in: Kerala, where 60 percent live, Pondicherry, where 20 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 20 percent live. Excluding India Sarafath is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 33 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarafath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafath in the Bengali language
সরাফথsaraphatha-
Sarafath in the Marathi language
शराफतsaraphata66.67
शरफतsaraphata33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarafath
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