Sarfels Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sarfels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarfels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Sarfels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarfels is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarfels? popularity and diffusion

Sarfels is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sarfels live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Sarfels is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Sarfels
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