Sarfer Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sarfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
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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 Sarfer
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