Sarraf Surname
Approximately 10,789 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,581 | 1:167,445 | 10,393 |
| Iran | 2,470 | 1:31,086 | 3,746 |
| Brazil | 715 | 1:299,405 | 11,533 |
| United States | 701 | 1:517,060 | 43,253 |
| Lebanon | 408 | 1:13,816 | 1,923 |
| Turkey | 324 | 1:240,190 | 16,855 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 165 | 1:55,529 | 5,413 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Cuba | 85 | 1:135,561 | 3,480 |
| Argentina | 84 | 1:508,850 | 37,434 |
| Nepal | 51 | 1:558,450 | 4,608 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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 Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Sarraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarraf in the Marathi language | ||
| सराफ | sarapha | - |
| Sarraf in the Hindi language | ||
| सर्राफ | sarrapha | 98.94 |
| सर्रफ | sarrapha | 0.35 |
| सरार्फ | sararpha | 0.18 |
| सर्राफ़ | sarrafa | 0.18 |
| Sarraf in the Russian language | ||
| Сарраф | sarraf | - |
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