Sarifu Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sarifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sarifu (526) may also be a first name.

Sarifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarifu (Hindi: सरीफु, Marathi: सरीफु) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarifu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,163,787th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname Sarifu is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Sarifu live; 34 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sarifu is also the 367,904th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 526 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,973,869. In Indonesia Sarifu is most frequent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 48 percent live, Jakarta, where 25 percent live and North Maluku, where 22 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharifu924,724/
Sarifou92126/
Sariffu922/
Sharifud8618/
Shariffu865/
Sharrifu863/
Sahriffu861/
Sarifudd861/
Sareifou861/
Sharifuj861/
Sharifhu861/
Sariffud861/
Sarufu83297/
Serifu83161/
Sarefu8352/
Zarifu837/
Sharifudd806/
Shariffud805/
Sharriffu802/
Sherifu77108/
Seriffu777/
Sharefu775/
Sharufu772/
Sehrifu771/
Zarifou771/
Sérifou771/
Sariphu771/
Shariffudd758/
Sariphut71234/
Charifou7159/
Sheriffu715/
Sheerifu711/
Serrifou711/
Sharufau711/
Zarifujh711/
Sherrifu711/
Sherifuh711/
Chariffou6715/
Zerifu6710/
Saroiphut679/
Serufu678/
Serefu673/
Šerifu671/

Sarifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarifu in the Marathi language
सरीफुsariphu-
Sarifu in the Hindi language
सरीफुsariphu74.07
सरीफूsariphu14.81
सरिफुsariphu7.41
सरिफूsariphu3.7

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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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  • 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 Sarifu
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