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 surname Sarifah is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sarifah.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarifah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 79,428th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,186,510 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarifah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sarifah is also the 30,794th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 26,307 people.
Sarifah is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6,125 people, or 1 in 21,592. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 42 percent reside, Central Java, where 16 percent reside and East Java, where 13 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
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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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