Sarfaraz Surname

21,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sarfaraz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarfaraz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan18,2191:9,805738
India2,1691:353,64919,275
Iran2,0451:37,5464,415
Saudi Arabia1,0341:29,8414,317
United Arab Emirates9021:10,1581,272
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
England801:696,47639,547
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Oman41:921,9937,313
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sarfaraz (91,962) may also be a first name.

Sarfaraz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarfaraz (Hindi: सरफराज, Marathi: सरफराज, Oriya: ସରଫରାଜ, Russian: Сарфараз) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sarfaraz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarfaraz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,359th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 285,484 people. The last name Sarfaraz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sarfaraz reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,995th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 91,962 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 18,219 people, or 1 in 9,805. In Pakistan Sarfaraz is most numerous in: Punjab, where 58 percent reside, Sindh, where 25 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Sarfaraz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sarfaraz last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sarfaraz earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.76% more than the national average, earning $53,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.04% less than the national average, earning $40,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarfaraz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarfaraz in the Marathi language
सरफराजsarapharaja98.43
सरदारsaradara0.4
सरफ़राजsarafaraja0.1
सफ़रsafara0.05
सरुराजsaruraja0.03
सरफ़राज़sarafaraza0.02
सफर्रज़sapharraza0.02
सााराझsaarajha0.02
सफराज़sapharaza0.02
सरुराज़saruraza0.02
असरारasarara0.02
Sarfaraz in the Hindi language
सरफराजsarapharaja59.13
सरफराज़sarapharaza29.83
सरफ़राज़sarafaraza3.61
सरफराज़sarapharaza2.12
सर्फराज़sarpharaza1.7
सर्फराजsarpharaja0.53
सरुराजsaruraja0.32
सर्फरज़sarpharaza0.21
सरफ़राजsarafaraja0.11
सरफ़राज़sarafaraza0.11
सर्फाराज़sarpharaza0.11
सरुराज़saruraza0.11
सर्फरज़sarpharaza0.11
Sarfaraz in the Oriya language
ସରଫରାଜsarapharaja58.06
ସଫର୍ରାଜsapharraja32.26
ସରେଫାରଜsarepharaja3.23
ସାଫର୍ାରାଜsaphararaja3.23
ସର୍ଫାରାଜsarpharaja3.23
Sarfaraz in the Russian language
Сарфаразsarfaraz-

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