Sarfran Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sarfran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarfran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sarfran (11) may also be a first name.

Sarfran Last Name Facts

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

Sarfran (Marathi: शाफरान) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarfran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarfran are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sarfran is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 67 percent reside and Kandahar, where 33 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan Sarfran exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarfran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarfran in the Marathi language
शाफरानsapharana-

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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 Sarfran
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