Sarafov Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sarafov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3911:17,8491,677
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States151:24,163,929685,360
North Macedonia121:175,12312,543
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Şarafov (50) are calculated separately.

Sarafov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarafov (Russian: Сарафов) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Şarafov. For other possible spellings of Sarafov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 651,048th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Sarafov are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 17,849. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 13 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sarafov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sarafov are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Sarafov earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarafov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafov in the Russian language
Сарафовsarafov-

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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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  • 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 Sarafov
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