Sarafia Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Sarafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sarafia (543) may also be a first name.
Sarafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarafia (Hindi: सरफिा) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarafia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Sarafia live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 361,572nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 543 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarafiah | 93 | 108 | / |
| Sharafia | 93 | 3 | / |
| Szarafia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Scaraffia | 88 | 196 | / |
| Sharafiah | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sharafiat | 88 | 2 | / |
| Scharafia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sarafihah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Serafia | 86 | 42 | / |
| Sarofia | 86 | 10 | / |
| Sarafio | 86 | 6 | / |
| Zarafia | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sarofiah | 80 | 31 | / |
| Scarafía | 80 | 9 | / |
| Seraifia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scarofia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharafya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scaraffía | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zahrafiat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Charafias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serofia | 71 | 243 | / |
| Serafio | 71 | 242 | / |
| Serefia | 71 | 30 | / |
| Sorofia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zarafea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seraphia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Scarofio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherafieei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Serefio | 57 | 3 | / |
| Carofio | 57 | 2 | / |
| Séréfio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Seráfio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Serafeo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Seraphio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sharefeha | 50 | 12 | / |
| Chorafios | 50 | 5 | / |
| Sorrophia | 50 | 1 | / |
Sarafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarafia in the Hindi language | ||
| सरफिा | saraphia | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Sarafia
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