Sarfer Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sarfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šarfer (21) are calculated separately.

Sarfer (47) may also be a first name.

Sarfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarfer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Šarfer. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarfer is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Sarfer occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Sarfer are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 47 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Sarfer is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Beside Germany Sarfer exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šarfer9421/
Sarfert92286/
Szarfer9235/
Sharfer9211/
Scarfer920/
Sarfe9126/
Scharfer8690/
Sharffer864/
Searfert860/
Sharfe8388/
Serfer8320/
Carfer8318/
Sarfeh838/
Sarfej833/
Sarfee832/
Sarfed831/
Sarfet831/
Searfe831/
Sarfes830/
Scharffer8034/
Schaerfer806/
Scharpfer801/
Scharfehr801/
Scharfe772,452/
Sharffe7717/
Sherfer7712/
Szerfer7711/
Sharfee778/
Shorfer777/
Sorffer773/
Sharfie772/
Sarfeaz772/
Sarffed772/
Sharfeh772/
Serffer772/
Sharfet771/
Sarfair771/
Sarfirz771/
Sarfeet771/
Charfer771/
Sarfehj771/
Sarfeez771/
Sarfeed771/
Djarfer771/
Carrfer770/
Carfeer770/
Sharfey770/
Schaerffer7534/
Sarfi73611/
Sarfa73157/
Sarfy734/
Zarfe732/
Scherfer71123/
Schärfer71111/
Scharffe7186/
Sharfetz717/
Sharfeed713/
Sherffer713/
Sharffet712/
Sharfeez711/
Sharfi6720,055/
Sarfoa67569/
Sharfa67188/
Sarveh6760/
Schoirfer6756/
Sarfaj6747/
Charfe6746/
Sharfy6732/
Sarfis679/
Sarfui676/
Sarfio674/
Scherffer674/
Sarrfa673/
Sarphe673/
Sarfij673/
Sarffy672/
Saarfi672/
Sorfie671/
Sairfa671/
Sarfha671/
Sarfid671/
Sarfoj671/
Scharffee671/
Searfy671/
Sarrfi671/
Sahrfi671/
Sarffi671/
Sarvfi671/
Sharphier670/
Scheirfer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarfer
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