Sarf Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Sarf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Pakistan | 88 | 1:2,030,044 | 19,416 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| United States | 61 | 1:5,941,950 | 288,805 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Šarf (55) are calculated separately.
Sarf (524) may also be a first name.
Sarf Demographics
Average Sarf Salary in
United States
$60,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sarf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sarf (Arabic: صرف, Hindi: सर्फ, Russian: Сарф) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šarf. Click here for further potential spellings of Sarf.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sarf is the 553,576th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Sarf live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 368,711th most common given name world-wide, held by 524 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Barring Morocco it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Sarf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sarf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sarf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sarf are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the 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
Sarf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarf in the Hindi language | ||
| सर्फ | sarpha | 95.45 |
| सर्फ़ | sarfa | 4.55 |
| Sarf in the Russian language | ||
| Сарф | sarf | - |
| Sarf in the Arabic language | ||
| صرف | srf | - |
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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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