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 in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sarof click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarof? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sarof is the 1,333,288th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Sarof occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Sarof reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 553,262nd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 259 people.
The last name Sarof is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 9,709,688. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent reside, Bihar, where 20 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 20 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Greece, where 13 percent reside.
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
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- 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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