Sarfo Surname
Approximately 46,726 people bear this surname
Sarfo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 45,788 | 1:590 | 79 |
| United States | 335 | 1:1,081,967 | 78,689 |
| England | 333 | 1:167,321 | 15,468 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Sarfo (7,518) may also be a first name.
Sarfo Demographics
Average Sarfo Salary in
United States
$43,888 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sarfo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarfo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarfo (Hindi: सरफो, Russian: Сарфо) occurs most in Ghana. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarfo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,016th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 155,963 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sarfo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sarfo is also the 74,112th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,518 people.
The surname Sarfo is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 45,788 people, or 1 in 590. Besides Ghana Sarfo is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Sarfo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sarfo surname are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sarfo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.68% less than the national average, earning 229,528 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $39,847 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarfo | 91 | 4,559 | / |
| Sarfoh | 91 | 1,067 | / |
| Sarfoa | 91 | 569 | / |
| Sharfo | 91 | 42 | / |
| Sarffo | 91 | 15 | / |
| Sarfou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sarfoo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Searfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sarfoj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sgarfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sarfos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Searfos | 83 | 38 | / |
| Sharfou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Sharfoo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Scarffo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sarfouh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Saerfoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sarfoss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Searfop | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sarfa | 80 | 157 | / |
| Sorfo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Carfo | 80 | 23 | / |
| Serfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zarfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Searfoss | 77 | 1,717 | / |
| Searfosd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Searfost | 77 | 0 | / |
| Searfous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Saarfoss | 77 | 0 | / |
| Charfo | 73 | 425 | / |
| Scarfò | 73 | 201 | / |
| Sharfa | 73 | 188 | / |
| Sarfat | 73 | 171 | / |
| Sarfas | 73 | 149 | / |
| Sarfaz | 73 | 134 | / |
| Zarfos | 73 | 84 | / |
| Sarfah | 73 | 25 | / |
| Scarfó | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jarfoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sarfad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sarrfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Scarfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sherfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zarfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarfha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sairfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scorfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarpho | 73 | 0 | / |
| Searfooss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarfoss | 67 | 101 | / |
| Sharfat | 67 | 99 | / |
| Sharfas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sharfaz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Charfou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jarfouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarfaaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djarfou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sharfaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sarfazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sairfaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarfash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarfatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharfad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarfout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarrfaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szarfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaarfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Charffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Searfas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zarfoos | 67 | 0 | / |
Sarfo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarfo in the Hindi language | ||
| सरफो | sarapho | - |
| Sarfo in the Russian language | ||
| Сарфо | sarfo | - |
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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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- 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 Sarfo
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