Sarafian Surname

278,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Sarafian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5631:643,79951,706
France3761:176,65627,509
Canada861:428,43737,472
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
Australia511:529,32739,816
Israel321:267,42624,032
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Greece241:461,65859,466
England191:2,932,529101,561
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Andorra11:83,8382,381
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sarafian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarafian (Arabic: صرافيان) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarafian is the 278,560th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,246,613 people. The surname Sarafian occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Sarafian live; 47 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 643,799. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 53 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Sarafian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarafian last name are 2.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarafian earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.93% more than the national average, earning $53,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.51% more than the national average, earning $63,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarafian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafian in the Arabic language
صرافيانsrafyan-

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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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  • 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 Sarafian
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