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 last name Sarefo is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarefo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sarefo is the 1,082,743rd most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sarefo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sarefo is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held given name in the world, held by 48 people.
The surname Sarefo is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 9,677. Not including 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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