Sarafy Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sarafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Sarafy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarafy is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sarafy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Sarafy occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Sarafy reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Sarafy is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Iran, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharafy92256/
Sairafy923/
Sayrafy921/
Saraffy921/
Sarrafy921/
Sarafaya8612/
Sarafa837,907/
Sarafi831,992/
Serafy831,262/
Sarafe83830/
Sharafi7735,185/
Sairafi771,658/
Sharafa771,392/
Sarrafi771,227/
Sarafis77856/
Sarafaj7784/
Sharafe7765/
Sarrafe7747/
Sarrafa7744/
Sayrafe7724/
Sayrafi7722/
Sairafe7715/
Sarafer7714/
Sahrafi779/
Sarafes778/
Szerafy776/
Sarafie776/
Sarafio776/
Siarafa774/
Sarafee774/
Shorafy774/
Serafyi773/
Ssarafa772/
Seirafy772/
Sarafha772/
Sarafai772/
Sarafhe771/
Sarafej771/
Seyrafy771/
Sarafuj771/
Soraify771/
Sarafih771/
Sarafeh771/
Saraffa771/
Sarafit771/
Charafy771/
Sharefy771/
Searafe771/
Saraufa771/
Sarrefy770/
Sharafeh7139/
Sharafai7128/
Sharaffa7125/
Sharafih7122/
Sarrafha7112/
Sarraffe718/
Sarrafee717/
Sarrafes716/
Sharafet715/
Shareefy715/
Sharafaj715/
Sarrafie715/
Sharaffi714/
Sharafit713/
Sharrafa712/
Shahrafi712/
Sarrafer711/
Saraphay711/
Sharaphy711/
Sarrafis711/
Sareefay711/
Sarafeas711/
Sharafiz711/
Serafi672,526/
Zarafe67282/
Jarafi67281/
Zarafi67270/
Sarofi67262/
Carafi67211/
Zarafa67174/
Sarofa67101/
Sarefe6767/
Serafe6722/
Carafí6718/
Scharaffa6711/
Sharafieh676/
Sarrafieh672/
Jarafe671/
Shearafee671/
Shahrafid671/
Shahrafie671/

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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 Sarafy
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