Saref Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Saref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
India191:40,371,862445,856
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharef9123,082/
Sareef91950/
Sarief91211/
Sarefe9167/
Sahref9113/
Sarefh9111/
Sareff9110/
Sareaf912/
Saeref911/
Sasref911/
Sarref911/
Sareif911/
Shareef83337,333/
Sharief8350,820/
Shareif8311,664/
Sharefe83746/
Sjarief83189/
Shareff83157/
Sharref8356/
Sahrief8331/
Shareaf8331/
Shahref8317/
Shairef8315/
Sahreaf835/
Saareef834/
Saharef834/
Scharef833/
Sjareef832/
Sareefe831/
Sarreef831/
Sarreft831/
Scareef831/
Shaeref831/
Sareeff831/
Saarief831/
Hsareef831/
Sahrref831/
Sarhief831/
Sharefh831/
Sarif8029,329/
Zaref804,788/
Sarev80389/
Jaref80112/
Seref8098/
Soref8080/
Sareb8023/
Caref8023/
Xaref8011/
Sarew809/
Saryf805/
Sharieff771,566/
Sharrief7729/
Shaireef7725/
Shareeff7722/
Shareiff7719/
Schareef775/
Shaareef775/
Shareefp773/
Shareefs773/
Shareefh772/
Sharreef772/
Shhareef771/
Shargeef771/
Saharief771/
Shahrief771/
Sshareef771/
Sxhareef771/
Hshareef771/
Sharreif771/
Shareedf771/
Shareefz771/
Shatreef771/
Sharif731,007,485/
Charef7324,796/
Zareef7314,706/
Sharew7311,783/
Sariev736,733/
Sheref735,889/
Zarief73944/
Djaref73569/
Sahrif73565/
Sareva73532/
Sjarif73513/
Sariff73508/
Zareif73309/
Sareab73100/
Sarife7391/
Sereef7384/
Siarif7381/
Soreff7364/
Jareef7358/
Sareev7355/
Sharyf7354/
Sarrif7336/
Sereff7334/
Saarif7328/
Shoref7326/
Soiref7325/
Soyref7323/
Shareb7319/
Seiref7319/
Sareiv7318/
Sayrif7313/
Sieref7310/
Careef7310/
Sharev739/
Zareff738/
Sareph736/
Sareew736/
Serief735/
Hsarif735/
Ssarif734/
Cahref734/
Sgarif734/
Zzaref734/
Sareeb733/
Saerif733/
Carref733/
Saurev732/
Sairev732/
Zarref732/
Sarifh731/
Saerev731/
Saureb731/
Saraif731/
Saripf731/
Sarojf731/
Siarev731/
Sereaf731/
Jarhef731/
Seyref731/
Siarew731/
Sariew731/
Sarift731/
Sehref731/
Souref731/
Sarzif731/
Sarreb731/
Sareaw731/
Saerew731/
Zareaf731/
Scarif730/
Searev730/
Sarews730/
Sharrieff71297/
Saharieff712/
Shariff6752,945/
Shereef679,075/
Sherief676,833/
Shereif671,236/
Sharrif67662/
Sharife67446/
Shahrif67370/
Shareev67214/
Shariev67173/
Shareva67114/
Saharif67113/
Shereff6795/
Saharev6741/
Sharaif6736/
Saeriff6732/
Scharif6731/
Shaarif6729/
Sahriff6722/
Sarzhev6719/
Shareeb6715/
Shearif6711/
Shoreef6711/
Sharifh679/
Shairif679/
Sareejw678/
Sharift677/
Sharifs676/
Soireff676/
Sareeph675/
Jarreff675/
Charefe675/
Charref675/
Sahraif675/
Sargeev674/
Sarieph674/
Shasrif674/
Scariff673/
Sharuif673/
Shharif673/
Sayreva672/
Szariff672/
Chareft672/
Sariphe672/
Chareif672/
Sharipf672/
Zareefh672/
Sarriff672/
Ssharif672/
Sgariff672/
Sharifp672/
Sharidf672/
Saariff672/
Satreev671/
Sarhiev671/
Sarieyv671/
Scharev671/
Sereiff671/
Shareph671/
Sharifz671/
Sharisf671/
Shaureb671/
Sehreff671/
Siereef671/
Chareef671/
Shaerif671/
Zareeff671/
Zareife671/
Shariof671/
Shatrif671/
Shareib671/
Sharıfı671/
Sheeref671/
Sariffe671/
Sheiref671/
Chaaref671/
Shsarif671/
Sa'arif671/
Shzarif671/
Shorief671/
Shjarif671/
Sharhif671/
Sharitf671/
Sjharif671/
Zhareef671/
Zharief671/
Jarreif671/
Hsharif671/
Serrief670/
Shoeref670/

Saref Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saref in the Hindi language
सरेफsarepha-
Saref in the Marathi language
सारेफsarepha50
सरेफsarepha50
Saref in the Russian language
Сарефsaref-

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