Sarof Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Sarof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sarof (259) may also be a first name.
Sarof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarof (Hindi: सरोफ, Marathi: सारोफ, Russian: Сароф) occurs most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarof? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,333,288th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Sarof live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sarof is also the 553,262nd most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 259 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 9,709,688. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent are found, Bihar, where 20 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 20 percent are found. Not including India Sarof occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Greece, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sarof Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarof in the Hindi language | ||
| सरोफ | saropha | - |
| Sarof in the Marathi language | ||
| सारोफ | saropha | 50 |
| सरोफ | saropha | 37.5 |
| नरो | naro | 5 |
| सरोफ़ | sarofa | 5 |
| सरोक | saroka | 2.5 |
| Sarof in the Russian language | ||
| Сароф | sarof | - |
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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 Sarof
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