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 borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Saref.
How Common Is The Last Name Saref? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,159,732nd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Saref reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 546,451st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 265 people.
This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 446,882. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Kedah, where 30 percent are found, Selangor, where 20 percent are found and Johor, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia Saref exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.
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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