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) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarufu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 899,940th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sarufu live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sarufu is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 29 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 260,796. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 42 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 27 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.
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 |
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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 Sarufu
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