Sarraf Surname

47,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sarraf Surname User-submission:

The Sarraf surname comes from Arabic and Jewish (Sephardic) occupational name sarraf from Arabic, meaning 'treasurer', 'paymaster'.

(Indian) Variant of Shroff.

Sarraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,5811:167,44510,393
Iran2,4701:31,0863,746
Brazil7151:299,40511,533
United States7011:517,06043,253
Lebanon4081:13,8161,923
Turkey3241:240,19016,855
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
United Arab Emirates1651:55,5295,413
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Australia861:313,90427,145
France861:772,35794,336
Cuba851:135,5613,480
Argentina841:508,85037,434
Nepal511:558,4504,608
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
England461:1,211,26256,182
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Syria171:1,135,3547,033
Palestine161:284,30310,570
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Wales101:309,45316,869
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malta11:430,2723,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sarraf (1,817) may also be a first name.

Sarraf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sarraf surname comes from Arabic and Jewish (Sephardic) occupational name sarraf from Arabic, meaning 'treasurer', 'paymaster'.

(Indian) Variant of Shroff.

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Sarraf Last Name Facts

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

Sarraf (Hindi: सर्राफ, Marathi: सराफ, Russian: Сарраф) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarraf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarraf is the 47,881st most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 675,461 people. The last name Sarraf occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Sarraf reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sarraf is also the 179,081st most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,817 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 4,581 people, or 1 in 167,445. In India Sarraf is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 56 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 8 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Sarraf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (78%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sarraf last name are 8.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sarraf earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 41.66% more than the national average, earning $61,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarraff92753/
Sharraf92515/
Sarrafe9247/
Sarraaf923/
Sarrasf921/
Saraf9137,510/
Sarraffe868/
Sharraff861/
Sharaf83157,728/
Saraff831,060/
Sarafe83830/
Jarraf83659/
Serraf83548/
Sarafh83492/
Sahraf8342/
Sarrof8337/
Zarraf8336/
Saraaf8324/
Saraft8316/
Sairaf839/
Sarauf839/
Sarrab838/
Sayraf837/
Sarrav834/
Hsaraf834/
Ssaraf833/
Sareaf832/
Sarraw831/
Sauraf831/
Saraif831/
Sarapf831/
Sarhaf831/
Szaraf831/
Sarafz831/
Siaraf831/
Sarraph772,898/
Charraf77521/
Sharaff77508/
Sarrouf77471/
Sherraf77251/
Sharrab77243/
Saraaaf77140/
Sharaft77113/
Sarroff7779/
Sharafe7765/
Sharaif7736/
Shareaf7731/
Sayrafe7724/
Saharaf7720/
Sairafe7715/
Sharaaf7713/
Sarrowa7711/
Scharaf7711/
Sharauf779/
Djarraf778/
Serraff778/
Sahreaf775/
Sahraif775/
Shairaf774/
Zharraf772/
Saaraaf771/
Saraaft771/
Sarafhe771/
Saraphf771/
Sharapf771/
Shearaf771/
Shahraf771/
Ssharaf771/
Sarahaf771/
Searafe771/
Sharrof771/
Shaaraf771/
Sharraw770/
Sarab734,415/
Sarav73765/
Seraf73501/
Zaraf73471/
Jaraf73384/
Sarof73168/
Saraw73148/
Soraf7349/
Séraf731/
Xaraf731/
Caraf731/
Sarafova71461/
Sharrouf71272/
Sharraph717/
Shaharaf714/
Giarraff713/
Sharroff712/
Sarrhoff712/
Sharroof712/
Sharaaft712/
Saurrabh711/
Sharrawt711/
Sharaiff711/
Sarrouff711/
Scharaff711/
Sharreif711/
Sharaaaf711/
Charaf6716,293/
Saraph678,240/
Saurav676,657/
Sharab676,584/
Sharav674,898/
Sarouf671,287/
Sarova671,043/
Sharafova67802/
Sarauw67682/
Saurab67679/
Zerraf67582/
Djaraf67547/
Saroff67296/
Zarafe67282/
Ziaraf67264/
Sajraw67197/
Sarowa67174/
Zarrab67168/
Sheraf67160/
Sarrow67158/
Sharof67148/
Jarraw67118/
Sayrav67101/
Sareab67100/
Zaraft6795/
Saroof6758/
Zarauf6747/
Sorauf6740/
Sarabh6738/
Saraab6738/
Zairaf6724/
Saraib6722/
Sairab6721/
Sairav6721/
Soraff6717/
Zaraif6710/
Sauraw679/
Saraub677/
Saarab676/
Zarrof676/
Saraiv675/
Sohraf675/
Shoraf674/
Sairaw674/
Zaraff674/
Caraif674/
Sahrav673/
Zarafs673/
Sharaw673/
Zayraf673/
Sarauv672/
Sarhab672/
Serraw672/
Sharafová672/
Sorhaf671/
Sahraw671/
Saerav671/
Sarasv671/
Sarhof671/
Sarojf671/
Jarafe671/
Sayrab671/
Searav671/
Sereaf671/
Serrav671/
Carraw671/
Jasraf671/
Zarafh671/
Zajraf671/
Sooraf671/
Sahrof671/
Sarawt671/
Seraff671/
Ssarab671/
Sharrouff671/
Serauf671/
Sareaw671/
Sareif671/
Zareaf671/
Zarhaf671/
Jarauf671/
Scarav670/
Carauf670/

Sarraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarraf in the Marathi language
सराफsarapha-
Sarraf in the Hindi language
सर्राफsarrapha98.94
सर्रफsarrapha0.35
सरार्फsararpha0.18
सर्राफ़sarrafa0.18
Sarraf in the Russian language
Саррафsarraf-

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