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

Sarafina (Hindi: सरफीना, Marathi: सरफीना, Oriya: ସରଫିନା, Russian: Сарафина) occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafina? popularity and diffusion

It is the 586,691st most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sarafina are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,516th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 37,344 people.

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

Sarafina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sarafina has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sarafina surname fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sarafina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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
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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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