Sarfowaa Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Sarfowaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sarfowaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarfowaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarfowaa is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarfowaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sarfowaa is the 390,407th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sarfowaa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfowa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sarfowah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sarfova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarfawaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sorfova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Scharffova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Şarfova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharfawi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sorfaeva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sharfabi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Scharfová | 59 | 46 | / |
| Sharfeeva | 59 | 3 | / |
| Sharfavie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sharfabhi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sharfabee | 59 | 1 | / |
| Scharffová | 56 | 3 | / |
| Šarfová | 53 | 30 | / |
| Zarfeeva | 50 | 6 | / |
| Charfawé | 50 | 4 | / |
| Charfawi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Charfová | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sherfová | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sarfowaa
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