Sarafiev Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Sarafiev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 17 | 1:410,524 | 19,195 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
Sarafiev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarafiev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sarafiev is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarafiev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sarafiev is the 4,427,875th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sarafiev live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Sarafiev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 410,524. In Bulgaria Sarafiev is mostly found in: Pazardzhik Province, where 82 percent reside, Sofia Province, where 12 percent reside and Varna Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharafiev | 94 | 2,603 | / |
| Sharafiyev | 89 | 36 | / |
| Sarafijevs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Serafiev | 88 | 19 | / |
| Zarafiev | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sharafev | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sarafeev | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sarafiov | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sharafiv | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sharafeev | 82 | 1,670 | / |
| Sherafiev | 82 | 27 | / |
| Sharafyev | 82 | 18 | / |
| Sharofiev | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharafaev | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharafeyev | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sarafejeva | 78 | 2 | / |
| Serafiew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zarafeev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saraphiv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarofeev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharofeev | 71 | 69 | / |
| Sherafeev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sharofyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharafiyab | 67 | 23 | / |
| Serafiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarophiv | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shareefef | 59 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Sarafiev
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