Sarafina Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sarafina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1841:250,97817,076
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sarafina (37,344) may also be a first name.

Sarafina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarafina (Hindi: सरफीना, Marathi: सरफीना, Oriya: ସରଫିନା, Russian: Сарафина) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sarafina.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarafina is the 586,691st most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sarafina live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sarafina is also the 23,516th most common first name globally, held by 37,344 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 250,978. In Kenya Sarafina is mostly found in: Samburu County, where 92 percent are found, Tana River County, where 2 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Sarafina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sarafina has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sarafina surname declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sarafina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sarafina last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarafina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafina in the Marathi language
सरफीनाsaraphina-
Sarafina in the Hindi language
सरफीनाsaraphina92.31
सरफिनाsaraphina7.69
Sarafina in the Oriya language
ସରଫିନାsaraphina66.67
ସାରାଫିନାsaraphina33.33
Sarafina in the Russian language
Сарафинаsarafina-

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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 Sarafina
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