Sarifah Surname
Approximately 6,142 people bear this surname
Sarifah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6,125 | 1:21,592 | 2,620 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Sarifah (26,307) may also be a first name.
Sarifah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarifah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarifah occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sarifah.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarifah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 79,428th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,186,510 people. The last name Sarifah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarifah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 30,794th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 26,307 people.
It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 6,125 people, or 1 in 21,592. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 42 percent live, Central Java, where 16 percent live and East Java, where 13 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
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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 Sarifah
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