Sarfu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sarfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharfu91104/
Sarfui916/
Sarfou916/
Sarfus915/
Searfus8346/
Sharfou8314/
Sarfouh833/
Sorfu803/
Jarfu802/
Serfu802/
Carfu801/
Zarfu801/
Sharfudd771/
Searfuss771/
Searfous770/
Searfaus770/
Serfuy7355/
Jarfau735/
Sarphu734/
Sarfoo733/
Sherfu732/
Jarfux732/
Zarfud731/
Zarfou731/
Zarfus730/
Searfauss710/
Jarfaut6724/
Sharfoo679/
Charfou677/
Jarfouh674/
Djarfou673/
Jarfout671/
Sharphu671/
Sherfui671/

Sarfu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarfu in the Oriya language
ସରଫୁsaraphu-
Sarfu in the Marathi language
सरफुsaraphu91.89
सरफूsaraphu8.11
Sarfu in the Hindi language
सरफूsaraphu77.89
सरफुsaraphu14.65
सर्फूsarphu4.88
सर्फुsarphu1.29
सर्फ़ूsarfu0.51
सरफ़ूsarafu0.26

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarfu
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