Sarafis Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Sarafis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7261:15,2612,108
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England161:3,482,379114,324
India121:63,922,115578,870
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Sarafis Last Name Facts

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

Sarafis (Marathi: सरफीस) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sarafis is the 408,463rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. The surname Sarafis is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Sarafis are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Sarafis is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 15,261. In Greece it is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 61 percent are found, Attica, where 21 percent are found and Thessaly, where 6 percent are found. Besides Greece Sarafis is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Sarafis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarafis surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarafis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $42,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $57,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarafis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafis in the Marathi language
सरफीसsaraphisa80
सरिफसsariphasa20

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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 Sarafis
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