Sarefo Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Sarefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 226 | 1:9,677 | 1,775 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Sarefo (48) may also be a first name.
Sarefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarefo occurs most in Botswana. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sarefo.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sarefo is the 1,082,743rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sarefo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 48 people.
The surname Sarefo is most numerous in Botswana, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 9,677. Without taking into account Botswana this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sareifou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sarefa | 83 | 47 | / |
| Sarifo | 83 | 37 | / |
| Sarafo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Carefo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sarofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sharafo | 77 | 1,307 | / |
| Sharifo | 77 | 320 | / |
| Sarifou | 77 | 126 | / |
| Sharefa | 77 | 86 | / |
| Sareefa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Sahrefa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sarrafo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sarefah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sherefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shareefa | 71 | 1,551 | / |
| Sharafoh | 71 | 106 | / |
| Zarefoss | 71 | 83 | / |
| Sareefaa | 71 | 39 | / |
| Shariefa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sharafou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Charefou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sareepho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sharefah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sareefat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shearefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sareefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharifot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharifoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shareffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sorefoot | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sarafa | 67 | 7,907 | / |
| Sarifa | 67 | 2,932 | / |
| Shareefaa | 67 | 421 | / |
| Sarofa | 67 | 101 | / |
| Chatrefou | 67 | 96 | / |
| Carifo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Serafo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sorefa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zarefa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Serefa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shareefat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jarefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shareeffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Serifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sharafouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şarifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaareefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaarefoss | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sarefo
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