Sarafova Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sarafova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria4011:17,4041,652
North Macedonia371:56,7975,882
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Şarafova (62) are calculated separately.

Sarafova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarafova (Russian: Сарафова) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Şarafova. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafova? popularity and diffusion

Sarafova is the 654,010th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Sarafova live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Sarafova is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 17,404. In Bulgaria Sarafova is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent live and Burgas Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Bulgaria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Sarafova Last Name Statistics demography

Sarafova earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39% less than the national average, earning $26,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şarafova9662/
Sharafova94802/
Sarafov93464/
Sharafov88827/
Zarafova886/
Sarrafov881/
Sarova861,043/
Sharofova82692/
Zahrafova8272/
Sharavova825/
Sharafová822/
Sharova8025,130/
Saurova80313/
Sairova8050/
Şarafov8050/
Sargova8034/
Sayrova8015/
Zarafov808/
Sahrova808/
Sjarova807/
Saarova804/
Searova801/
Sarhova801/
Saharavova782/
Scharofova781/
Saraf7737,510/
Sarov771,031/
Sarav77765/
Sharofov75732/
Saharova75369/
Sahyrova75304/
Shaurova75117/
Zahrafov7549/
Shairova7523/
Shahrova7514/
Shargova7511/
Zarefova759/
Scharova756/
Sharhova755/
Sharafof753/
Saaarova752/
Sharafav752/
Saravová752/
Sarovova752/
Şarofova751/
Serefova751/
Sharafaf751/
Sharaf71157,728/
Sharov7124,883/
Sarraf7110,789/
Saurav716,657/
Sharav714,898/
Saurov711,844/
Saraff711,060/
Sarafe71830/
Sarafh71492/
Sorova71208/
Šarova71119/
Sayrav71101/
Shaharova7197/
Siarov7188/
Sarovs7168/
Sairov7163/
Sahraf7142/
Sargov7140/
Saraab7138/
Sharovova7132/
Saraaf7124/
Satrov7121/
Sairav7121/
Saraft7116/
Şarova7114/
Sjarov7112/
Sayrov7111/
Saarov7111/
Sairaf719/
Sarauf719/
Sayraf717/
Saraiv715/
Sarrav714/
Hsaraf714/
Sahrav713/
Ssaraf713/
Sarauv712/
Sareaf712/
Sgarov711/
Sauraf711/
Saraif711/
Sarapf711/
Sarasv711/
Sarhaf711/
Saroov711/
Sarouv711/
Searav711/
Sharrafav711/
Szaraf711/
Sarafz711/
Sõrova711/
Siaraf711/
Shatrov674,312/
Sharaab67841/
Sarraff67753/
Sharraf67515/
Sharaff67508/
Shorova67398/
Saharov67304/
Sahyrov67271/
Shahrav67144/
Saraaaf67140/
Shaurav67120/
Sharaft67113/
Shaurov67103/
Sahravt6776/
Sharafe6765/
Şairova6757/
Shaarav6752/
Sarahav6750/
Sarrafe6747/
Soorova6736/
Sharaif6736/
Shareaf6731/
Shairov6724/
Sayrafe6724/
Scharov6723/
Saharaf6720/
Saharav6720/
Sairafe6715/
Shairav6714/
Sharaaf6713/
Scharaf6711/
Sharauf679/
Sharhov679/
Shahrov679/
Sourova678/
Sahrovs678/
Satrovs678/
Sauyrov677/
Shargov676/
Sauravh676/
Sauhrav675/
Sahreaf675/
Sahraif675/
Saurovs675/
Shairaf674/
Suorova673/
Sarraaf673/
Sarasvt673/
Sharavt673/
Shayrov673/
Siorova672/
Cearova672/
Sharhav672/
Sahjrav671/
Saihrav671/
Saaraaf671/
Sauraav671/
Sattrov671/
Saraaft671/
Sarafhe671/
Saraphf671/
Sarathv671/
Sarrasf671/
Sharoov671/
Sharovs671/
Shaarov671/
Sharapf671/
Shearaf671/
Shearov671/
Szaravs671/
Shahraf671/
Šaurova671/
Sohrova671/
Ssharaf671/
Sahurav671/
Sarahaf671/
Sarahaw671/
Searafe671/
Szorova671/
Shaaraf671/

Sarafova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafova in the Russian language
Сарафоваsarafova-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarafova
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