Sarufu Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Sarufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 203 | 1:260,796 | 20,874 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sarufu (29) may also be a first name.
Sarufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarufu (Hindi: सरूफू) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarufu? popularity and diffusion
Sarufu is the 899,940th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Sarufu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sarufu reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sarufu is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 260,796. In Tanzania Sarufu is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 42 percent live, Iringa Region, where 27 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharufu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Saroufou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sharufau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jarufu | 83 | 817 | / |
| Sarifu | 83 | 205 | / |
| Serufu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sharifu | 77 | 4,724 | / |
| Sserufu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sariffu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jaarufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shariffu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sharrifu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sahriffu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seroufou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serifu | 67 | 161 | / |
| Zarifu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sharriffu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sherifu | 62 | 108 | / |
| Seriffu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Sehrifu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sariphu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sheriffu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Sheerifu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zarifujh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sharifhu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sherifuh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zerifu | 50 | 10 | / |
| Šerifu | 50 | 1 | / |
Sarufu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarufu in the Hindi language | ||
| सरूफू | saruphu | 50 |
| सरूफु | saruphu | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sarufu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis