Saraff Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Saraff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saraff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8681:883,71638,590
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England231:2,422,52489,093
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Saraff (16) may also be a first name.

Saraff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saraff (Hindi: सर्राफ, Marathi: सराफ, Oriya: ସରାଫ୍) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Saraff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saraff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 345,372nd most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,875,043 people. The surname Saraff occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Saraff are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 883,716. In India Saraff is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 67 percent are found, Delhi, where 7 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Saraff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saraff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saraff surname grew 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saraff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Saraff are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Saraff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.13% less than the national average, earning $37,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarraff92753/
Sharaff92508/
Saraf9137,510/
Sarraffe868/
Sharraff861/
Sharaiff861/
Scharaff861/
Sharaf83157,728/
Sarraf8310,789/
Sarafe83830/
Sarafh83492/
Saroff83296/
Sahraf8342/
Saraaf8324/
Soraff8317/
Saraft8316/
Sairaf839/
Sarauf839/
Sayraf837/
Zaraff834/
Hsaraf834/
Ssaraf833/
Sareaf832/
Sauraf831/
Saraif831/
Sarapf831/
Sarhaf831/
Szaraf831/
Sarafz831/
Seraff831/
Siaraf831/
Sharraf77515/
Sharoff77326/
Saraaaf77140/
Sharaft77113/
Sarroff7779/
Sharafe7765/
Sarrafe7747/
Sharaif7736/
Shareaf7731/
Sayrafe7724/
Saharaf7720/
Charaff7716/
Sairafe7715/
Sharaaf7713/
Siaroff7711/
Scharaf7711/
Sharauf779/
Serraff778/
Shoraff776/
Sahreaf775/
Sahraif775/
Shairaf774/
Sheraff774/
Sarraaf773/
Saaraaf771/
Sauroff771/
Saraaft771/
Sarafhe771/
Saraphf771/
Sarhoff771/
Sarrasf771/
Sharapf771/
Shearaf771/
Shahraf771/
Ssharaf771/
Sarahaf771/
Searafe771/
Shaaraf771/
Searoff770/
Sarab734,415/
Sarav73765/
Seraf73501/
Zaraf73471/
Jaraf73384/
Sarof73168/
Saraw73148/
Soraf7349/
Séraf731/
Xaraf731/
Caraf731/
Sarafova71461/
Scharoff7144/
Saharoff7136/
Shareiff7119/
Sheraiff715/
Shaharaf714/
Shatroff713/
Giarraff713/
Sharroff712/
Sarrhoff712/
Sharaaft712/
Djaraffe711/
Sarrouff711/
Sharouff711/
Sharaaaf711/
Charaf6716,293/
Saraph678,240/
Saurav676,657/
Sharab676,584/
Sharav674,898/
Caroff673,027/
Sarouf671,287/
Sarova671,043/
Sharafova67802/
Sarauw67682/
Saurab67679/
Jarraf67659/
Serraf67548/
Djaraf67547/
Zarafe67282/
Ziaraf67264/
Zaroff67233/
Sajraw67197/
Sarowa67174/
Sheraf67160/
Seroff67151/
Sharof67148/
Sayrav67101/
Sareab67100/
Zaraft6795/
Saroof6758/
Zarauf6747/
Sorauf6740/
Jaroff6738/
Sarabh6738/
Saraab6738/
Sarrof6737/
Zarraf6736/
Soroff6726/
Zairaf6724/
Saraib6722/
Sairab6721/
Sairav6721/
Zaraif6710/
Sauraw679/
Sarrab678/
Saraub677/
Saarab676/
Saraiv675/
Sohraf675/
Shoraf674/
Sarrav674/
Sairaw674/
Caraif674/
Sahrav673/
Zarafs673/
Sharaw673/
Zayraf673/
Sarauv672/
Sarhab672/
Sharafová672/
Sorhaf671/
Sarraw671/
Saathroff671/
Sahraw671/
Saerav671/
Sarasv671/
Sarhof671/
Sarojf671/
Jarafe671/
Sayrab671/
Searav671/
Sereaf671/
Jasraf671/
Zarafh671/
Zajraf671/
Sooraf671/
Sahrof671/
Sarawt671/
Ssarab671/
Sharrouff671/
Serauf671/
Sareaw671/
Sareif671/
Zareaf671/
Zarhaf671/
Jarauf671/
Scarav670/
Carauf670/

Saraff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saraff in the Hindi language
सर्राफsarrapha-
Saraff in the Marathi language
सराफsarapha90
सरsara10
Saraff in the Oriya language
ସରାଫ୍saraph66.67
ସରାଫsarapha33.33

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Saraff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis