Sarafu Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Sarafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 210 | 1:73,515 | 10,895 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| Romania | 55 | 1:365,052 | 30,933 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
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 found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sarafu is the 664,903rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Sarafu reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sarafu is also the 229,946th most widespread given name globally It is held by 1,189 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 73,515. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 38 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Romania, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharafu | 92 | 338 | / |
| Sarrafu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sarafuj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sharafou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sarrafuh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sharafau | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sharafut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zarafu | 83 | 270 | / |
| Jarafu | 83 | 249 | / |
| Sarefu | 83 | 52 | / |
| Carafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sharaffud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharafouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saraphu | 77 | 184 | / |
| Sharefu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sherafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sharaffudd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saraphut | 71 | 6 | / |
| Djarafou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saraphuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saraphau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sareifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saroufou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharaphu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jarrafoux | 67 | 45 | / |
| Serefu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Satraphut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarraffoux | 63 | 7 | / |
| Sherefu | 62 | 36 | / |
| Seroufou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zotrafou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saroiphut | 53 | 9 | / |
| Zerefu | 50 | 1,307 | / |
| Chatraphut | 50 | 1 | / |
Sarafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarafu in the Bengali language | ||
| সারফু | saraphu | - |
| Sarafu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରଫୁ | saraphu | - |
| Sarafu in the Marathi language | ||
| सरफू | saraphu | - |
| Sarafu in the Hindi language | ||
| सरफू | saraphu | 75 |
| सराफू | saraphu | 12.5 |
| सरफु | saraphu | 7.5 |
| सराफु | saraphu | 5 |
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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 Sarafu
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