Sarefu Surname
2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana
Sarefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
Sarefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarefu is most common in Botswana. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarefu? popularity and diffusion
Sarefu is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sarefu reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Sarefu is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 49,703. Barring Botswana it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharefu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sareifou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sarafu | 83 | 451 | / |
| Sarifu | 83 | 205 | / |
| Serefu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sharifu | 77 | 4,724 | / |
| Sharafu | 77 | 338 | / |
| Sarifou | 77 | 126 | / |
| Sherefu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Sariffu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sarrafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sharifud | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sharafou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Charefou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shariffu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sarrafuh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sharrifu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sharafau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sharifhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharifuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarifudd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sariffud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahriffu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerefu | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Zarafu | 67 | 270 | / |
| Serifu | 67 | 161 | / |
| Chatrefou | 67 | 96 | / |
| Zarifu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sharifudd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shariffud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sharriffu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sharafouh | 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 Sarefu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis