Sarf Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Pakistan881:2,030,04419,416
India641:11,985,397216,293
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
England21:27,859,030389,889
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Šarf (55) are calculated separately.

Sarf (524) may also be a first name.

Sarf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sarf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sarf (Arabic: صرف, Hindi: सर्फ, Russian: Сарф) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Šarf. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 553,576th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name Sarf is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Sarf live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. Sarf is also the 368,711th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 524 people.

The last name Sarf is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Excluding Morocco this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Sarf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sarf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sarf surname increased 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sarf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sarf last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sarf earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.17% more than the national average, earning $60,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šarf9255/
Sharf8918,641/
Scarf89895/
Sarff89809/
Szarf89313/
Sarfe8926/
Sarrf8912/
Sahrf898/
Sairf896/
Saarf895/
Saurf894/
Searf893/
Sarfs891/
Sarwf891/
Sjarf891/
Sarft890/
Scharf8033,103/
Scarff802,589/
Sharff80516/
Shairf80131/
Sharfe8088/
Scarfì8077/
Sharpf8037/
Shaerf8030/
Szarff808/
Shearf803/
Sharwf803/
Sharhf803/
Sharrf802/
Saharf802/
Sharft802/
Shahrf802/
Searfe801/
Sharfp801/
Sarv753,410/
Sarb751,019/
Sarw75684/
Jarf75669/
Serf75394/
Sorf75267/
Zarf75205/
Carf7528/
Scharff736,687/
Scharpf732,840/
Schaerf73175/
Scharft7389/
Schearf7363/
Scharfs7330/
Schaarf7318/
Sharffe7317/
Shairef7315/
Scharrf738/
Shahrwf735/
Shairff732/
Saheerf731/
Scahrff731/
Sharrff731/
Sharıfı731/
Shaharf731/
Sarfova731/
Sarfowa731/
Sharhff731/
Shearff730/
Sherf67659/
Charf67470/
Sharb67125/
Scharpff67101/
Saurv6787/
Serff6786/
Scharffe6786/
Shorf6759/
Carfì6749/
Carff6738/
Scharffs6732/
Zarwf6731/
Jarfe6720/
Szorf6718/
Zarft6715/
Szerf6715/
Sharw6714/
Sarbh6712/
Zarfs677/
Djarf676/
Jarwf676/
Sarph675/
Sharv674/
Sahrv673/
Sierf672/
Carrf672/
Saurb672/
Schaerff672/
Sorfs672/
Zairf672/
Zarfe672/
Sarvw671/
Schaarpf671/
Shargeef671/
Scharrff671/
Jarft671/
Jarff671/
Zaarf671/
Serpf671/
Sarwh671/
Sarwp671/
Ssarv671/
Sarrb671/
Sahrw671/
Sarws671/
Rzarf671/
Schaarff670/

Sarf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarf in the Hindi language
सर्फsarpha95.45
सर्फ़sarfa4.55
Sarf in the Russian language
Сарфsarf-
Sarf in the Arabic language
صرفsrf-

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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 Sarf
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