Sarfatu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sarfatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Sarfatu (463) may also be a first name.
Sarfatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarfatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarfatu (Hindi: सर्फातु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarfatu? popularity and diffusion
Sarfatu is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Sarfatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Sarfatu reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sarfatu is also the 396,209th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 463 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Sarfatu is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 89 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sarfatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarfatu in the Hindi language | ||
| सर्फातु | sarphatu | - |
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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 Sarfatu
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