Sarafi Surname

207,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Greece

Sarafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9121:84,1918,518
Greece4851:22,8453,365
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Hungary371:265,30520,779
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Sarafi (366) may also be a first name.

Sarafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarafi (Hindi: सराफी, Marathi: सराफी) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sarafi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 207,755th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,658,407 people. The last name Sarafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sarafi reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sarafi is also the 454,857th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 366 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 912 people, or 1 in 84,191. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 18 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 24 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found.

Sarafi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sarafi last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Sarafi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.27% more than the national average, earning $68,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharafi9235,185/
Sairafi921,658/
Sarrafi921,227/
Sarafis92856/
Sayrafi9222/
Sahrafi929/
Sarafio926/
Sarafie926/
Sarafai922/
Sarafih921/
Sarafit921/
Sharafai8628/
Sharafih8622/
Sarrafie865/
Sharaffi864/
Sharafit863/
Shahrafi862/
Sarrafis861/
Sharafiz861/
Sarafa837,907/
Serafi832,526/
Sarafe83830/
Jarafi83281/
Zarafi83270/
Sarofi83262/
Carafi83211/
Sarafy837/
Sharafieh806/
Sarrafieh802/
Shahrafie801/
Shahrafid801/
Charafi775,504/
Sharafa771,392/
Sherafi771,112/
Sairefi77727/
Saraphi77565/
Serrafi77448/
Caraffi77447/
Sharafy77256/
Seirafi77169/
Zareafi7797/
Saerofi7787/
Sarafaj7784/
Sharefi7775/
Sharafe7765/
Sarrafe7747/
Sarrafa7744/
Szerafi7736/
Sairofi7735/
Sharofi7734/
Sahravi7733/
Seyrafi7727/
Sayrafe7724/
Zahrafi7723/
Sourafi7718/
Sairafe7715/
Sarafer7714/
Sorafie7711/
Sarafes778/
Serafie775/
Sarafee774/
Siarafa774/
Zarrafi774/
Sairafy773/
Zarafih773/
Serafyi773/
Sarafha772/
Ssarafa772/
Saroufi772/
Sarafej771/
Sarafhe771/
Sarafuj771/
Carrafi771/
Caraifi771/
Jarayfi771/
Sarrefi771/
Sarrafy771/
Sarafeh771/
Saraffa771/
Saraffy771/
Saraufa771/
Sayrafy771/
Searafe771/
Seraffi771/
Sierafi771/
Charrafi71514/
Saraphit71495/
Saraphai71225/
Sharafeh7139/
Saharavi7136/
Shahravi7132/
Saraphis7128/
Sharaffa7125/
Shareefi7121/
Sharhefi7114/
Seiraffi7113/
Sarrafha7112/
Sarafaya7112/
Shahrofi719/
Sarraffe718/
Sarrafee717/
Sarrafes716/
Sharafaj715/
Sharafet715/
Sourafis715/
Sairofih714/
Sheraifi713/
Sharrafa712/
Sharaphi712/
Saureffi711/
Sharoufi711/
Zarrasfi711/
Sharoofi711/
Sherafai711/
Sourafie711/
Sahuravi711/
Sahroufi711/
Saroufie711/
Sargoufi711/
Sarafeas711/
Charafih711/
Charafii711/
Serraifi711/
Sarrafer711/
Shearraffei711/
Serafy671,262/
Zarafe67282/
Zarafa67174/
Zerafi67137/
Satraphai67102/
Sarofa67101/
Sarefe6767/
Serafe6722/
Serefi6721/
Carafí6718/
Scharaffa6711/
Jorafi676/
Carofi672/
Zarefi672/
Jarafe671/
Shearafee671/
Cerafi671/
Sharoofie671/
Shaharofi671/

Sarafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafi in the Marathi language
सराफीsaraphi90.7
सरिफsaripha4.65
सरािफsaraipha2.33
शारदाsarada2.33
Sarafi in the Hindi language
सराफीsaraphi66.67
सरफीsaraphi28.89
साराफीsaraphi2.22
सारफीsaraphi2.22

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