Sarafu Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sarafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2101:73,51510,895
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Romania551:365,05230,933
India451:17,045,897267,282
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Sarafu (1,189) may also be a first name.

Sarafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarafu (Bengali: সারফু, Hindi: सरफू, Marathi: सरफू, Oriya: ସରଫୁ) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafu? popularity and diffusion

Sarafu is the 664,903rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Sarafu are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 229,946th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,189 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 73,515. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 53 percent are found, Harare Province, where 38 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Romania, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharafu92338/
Sarrafu921/
Sarafuj921/
Sharafou868/
Sarrafuh864/
Sharafau862/
Sharafut861/
Zarafu83270/
Jarafu83249/
Sarefu8352/
Carafu831/
Sharaffud801/
Sharafouh801/
Saraphu77184/
Sharefu775/
Sherafu771/
Sharaffudd751/
Saraphut716/
Djarafou713/
Saraphuh711/
Saraphau711/
Sareifou711/
Saroufou711/
Sharaphu711/
Jarrafoux6745/
Serefu673/
Satraphut671/
Jarraffoux637/
Sherefu6236/
Seroufou571/
Zotrafou571/
Saroiphut539/
Zerefu501,307/
Chatraphut501/

Sarafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafu in the Bengali language
সারফুsaraphu-
Sarafu in the Oriya language
ସରଫୁsaraphu-
Sarafu in the Marathi language
सरफूsaraphu-
Sarafu in the Hindi language
सरफूsaraphu75
सराफूsaraphu12.5
सरफुsaraphu7.5
सराफुsaraphu5

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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 Sarafu
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