Saref Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Saref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Saref (265) may also be a first name.
Saref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saref Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saref (Hindi: सरेफ, Marathi: सारेफ, Russian: Сареф) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Saref.
How Common Is The Last Name Saref? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,159,732nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname Saref occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Saref are found; 62 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saref is also the 546,451st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 265 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 446,882. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kedah, where 30 percent live, Selangor, where 20 percent live and Johor, where 15 percent live. Barring Malaysia Saref occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saref in the Hindi language | ||
| सरेफ | sarepha | - |
| Saref in the Marathi language | ||
| सारेफ | sarepha | 50 |
| सरेफ | sarepha | 50 |
| Saref in the Russian language | ||
| Сареф | saref | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Saref
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