Sarfo Surname

12,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sarfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana45,7881:59079
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
England3331:167,32115,468
Canada581:635,26952,014
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
India71:109,580,769786,157
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China31:455,773,85521,925
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Sarfo (7,518) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarfo914,559/
Sarfoh911,067/
Sarfoa91569/
Sharfo9142/
Sarffo9115/
Sarfou916/
Sarfoo913/
Searfo911/
Sarfoj911/
Sgarfo911/
Sarfos911/
Searfos8338/
Sharfou8314/
Sharfoo839/
Scarffo835/
Sarfouh833/
Saerfoo831/
Sarfoss831/
Searfop830/
Sarfa80157/
Sorfo8028/
Carfo8023/
Serfo801/
Zarfo801/
Searfoss771,717/
Searfosd771/
Searfost770/
Searfous770/
Saarfoss770/
Charfo73425/
Scarfò73201/
Sharfa73188/
Sarfat73171/
Sarfas73149/
Sarfaz73134/
Zarfos7384/
Sarfah7325/
Scarfó7315/
Jarfoi735/
Sarfad734/
Sarrfa733/
Scarfa732/
Sherfo731/
Zarfou731/
Sarfha731/
Sairfa731/
Scorfo731/
Sarpho730/
Searfooss711/
Zarfoss67101/
Sharfat6799/
Sharfas6715/
Sharfaz678/
Charfou677/
Jarfouh674/
Sarfaaz674/
Djarfou673/
Sharfaa672/
Sarfazz671/
Sairfaz671/
Sarfash671/
Sarfatt671/
Sharfad671/
Jarfout671/
Sarrfaz671/
Szarfat671/
Chaarfo671/
Charffo671/
Searfas670/
Zarfoos670/

Sarfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarfo in the Hindi language
सरफोsarapho-
Sarfo in the Russian language
Сарфоsarfo-

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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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