Sarfati Surname

158,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Sarfati Surname User-submission:

Sarfati. 'Spanish [Jewish].' Topographical. Hebrew origins. From 'sepharad,' (ספרד, noun, Hebrew, 'Spain, Iberia'). Borne by people of patrilineal Sephardic descent. Sephardic Jews are Jews of Iberian origin, most of whom were expelled in 1492 in Spain or 1497 in Portugal.

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Sarfati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,7161:38,7084,811
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Argentina1171:365,32828,402
Israel1021:83,89810,034
Turkey821:949,04243,804
Mexico801:1,551,57816,530
Canada481:767,61660,775
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Bulgaria241:290,78814,851
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sarfati Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sarfati. 'Spanish [Jewish].' Topographical. Hebrew origins. From 'sepharad,' (ספרד, noun, Hebrew, 'Spain, Iberia'). Borne by people of patrilineal Sephardic descent. Sephardic Jews are Jews of Iberian origin, most of whom were expelled in 1492 in Spain or 1497 in Portugal.

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The surname means 'French' in Hebrew (צרפתי).

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Sarfati Last Name Facts

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

Sarfati (Hindi: सरफती, Russian: Сарфати) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarfati? popularity and diffusion

Sarfati is the 158,259th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,639,459 people. The surname Sarfati occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Sarfati are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Sarfati is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 1,716 people, or 1 in 38,708. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 66 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 18 percent live and Occitanie, where 5 percent live. Beside France Sarfati occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Sarfati Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sarfati are 26.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarfati earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.2% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,072 per year; in United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $50,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarfatti93123/
Sarfatis9370/
Sarfatij932/
Sarfahti931/
Sarfattis881/
Sarfaty86528/
Sarfate8614/
Sarfatty8021/
Charfati804/
Sarphatie7556/
Sarphatis751/
Sarphatti751/
Zorfati712/
Zarfate711/
Sarphate670/
Zorfaty571/

Sarfati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarfati in the Hindi language
सरफतीsaraphati-
Sarfati in the Russian language
Сарфатиsarfati-

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