Sarfu Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Sarfu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Sarfu (1,256) may also be a first name.
Sarfu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarfu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarfu (Hindi: सरफू, Marathi: सरफु, Oriya: ସରଫୁ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sarfu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarfu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Sarfu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sarfu reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sarfu is also the 222,733rd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 1,256 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 29 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent are found. Excluding India Sarfu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharfu | 91 | 104 | / |
| Sarfui | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sarfou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sarfus | 91 | 5 | / |
| Searfus | 83 | 46 | / |
| Sharfou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Sarfouh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sorfu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jarfu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Serfu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Carfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zarfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharfudd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Searfuss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Searfous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Searfaus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Serfuy | 73 | 55 | / |
| Jarfau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sarphu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sarfoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sherfu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jarfux | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zarfud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zarfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zarfus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Searfauss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jarfaut | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sharfoo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Charfou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jarfouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djarfou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jarfout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharphu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherfui | 67 | 1 | / |
Sarfu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarfu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରଫୁ | saraphu | - |
| Sarfu in the Marathi language | ||
| सरफु | saraphu | 91.89 |
| सरफू | saraphu | 8.11 |
| Sarfu in the Hindi language | ||
| सरफू | saraphu | 77.89 |
| सरफु | saraphu | 14.65 |
| सर्फू | sarphu | 4.88 |
| सर्फु | sarphu | 1.29 |
| सर्फ़ू | sarfu | 0.51 |
| सरफ़ू | sarafu | 0.26 |
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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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- 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 Sarfu
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