Sarafyan Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Sarafyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarafyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia2681:10,934841
Lebanon2601:21,6812,562
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Bulgaria361:193,85810,651
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
England151:3,714,537119,675
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sarafyan Last Name Facts

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

Sarafyan (Russian: Сарафян) is carried by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarafyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 459,064th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Sarafyan reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 36 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name Sarafyan is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 10,934. In Armenia Sarafyan is mostly concentrated in: Yerevan, where 72 percent reside, Shirak Province, where 15 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Armenia this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Sarafyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sarafyan surname is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sarafyan are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% being registered with the party.

Sarafyan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $41,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarafyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarafyan in the Russian language
Сарафянsarafan-

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