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 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
| 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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