Sarufa Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sarufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea7911:10,308881
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India61:127,844,230863,365
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sarufa (2,145) may also be a first name.

Sarufa Last Name Facts

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

Sarufa (Bengali: সরুফা, Hindi: सरूफा) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarufa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,272nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Sarufa are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 162,038th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 2,145 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 10,308. In Papua New Guinea Sarufa is most numerous in: Gulf, where 53 percent live, National Capital District, where 30 percent live and Central, where 9 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharufa92185/
Saraufa921/
Sarufad921/
Sharuffa861/
Sharufau861/
Sarifa832,932/
Sarufi8382/
Sorufa834/
Jarufa832/
Zarufa832/
Carufa831/
Sharifa7711,115/
Sarifah776,142/
Sarifha7722/
Saruffo7710/
Sahrifa775/
Charufa774/
Carrufa774/
Sherufa773/
Saroufi772/
Sarifaa771/
Shorufa771/
Sharufi771/
Saroofa771/
Sharifah71452/
Sharifai7190/
Shariefa7114/
Shariffa7113/
Sharifha7111/
Djaroufa715/
Saharifa714/
Sharifaa713/
Saroufie711/
Sharoofa711/
Sharifay711/
Charoufa711/
Sarifaah711/
Carruffa711/
Jarrufat711/
Sheraufa711/
Ssharifa711/
Sharoufi711/
Sahroufi711/
Shahrifa711/
Saroufou711/
Sargoufi711/
Saarifah711/
Saruffer710/
Sorifa671,713/
Zarifa67765/
Serifa67190/
Serufo6743/
Sarifo6737/
Carufo6711/
Shariffah675/
Satruphai674/
Sharufeez672/
Sharriffa671/
Zorufa671/
Sharrifah671/
Shariffai671/
Shahrifah671/

Sarufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarufa in the Bengali language
সরুফাsarupha81.25
সরূফাsarupha9.38
স্বরূফাsbarupha3.13
সরোফাsaropha3.13
সরুপাsarupa3.13
Sarufa in the Hindi language
सरूफाsarupha66.67
सरुफाsarupha33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarufa
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