Seraf Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Seraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4511:85,65813,273
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
France91:7,380,302306,885
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Šeraf (1) & Séraf (1) are calculated separately.

Seraf (423) may also be a first name.

Seraf Last Name Facts

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

Seraf (Hindi: सेराफ, Marathi: सेरफ, Oriya: େସରାଫ, Russian: Сераф) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Šeraf or Séraf. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seraf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seraf is the 615,220th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Seraf reside; 90 percent reside in North Africa and 90 percent reside in Mahgreb. Seraf is also the 417,739th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 423 people.

This surname is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 85,658. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 80 percent are found, Bouïra Province, where 18 percent are found and Tissemsilt Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Algeria Seraf exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 2 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Seraf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seraf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seraf surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeraf931/
Séraf931/
Serraf91548/
Sheraf91160/
Serafe9122/
Seraft911/
Seratf911/
Sereaf911/
Seraff911/
Serauf911/
Sherraf83251/
Sheraif83240/
Serasfe8321/
Seirafe8314/
Serraff838/
Sheraff834/
Sherauf832/
Scheraf831/
Shehraf831/
Sherapf831/
Shearaf831/
Sherafe831/
Sherafh831/
Sheeraf831/
Searafe831/
Saraf8037,510/
Seraw801,941/
Serav80357/
Jeraf80327/
Zeraf80138/
Siraf80116/
Serab8077/
Soraf8049/
Serof8016/
Geraf802/
Sheraiff775/
Sheeraft771/
Sharaf73157,728/
Serova7334,196/
Sarraf7310,789/
Saraff731,060/
Djeraf73670/
Sherab73627/
Zerraf73582/
Sarafh73492/
Serrab73429/
Cheraf73301/
Zeraif73281/
Sherav73272/
Jerraf73206/
Seroff73151/
Seraph73112/
Sheraw7397/
Gerauf7396/
Serowa7378/
Shiraf7353/
Sahraf7342/
Sorauf7340/
Zeraaf7328/
Saraaf7324/
Seyrab7321/
Soraff7317/
Serofe7316/
Sireaf7315/
Sirraf7311/
Serouf7310/
Sairaf739/
Sarauf739/
Sayraf737/
Sohraf735/
Shoraf734/
Hsaraf734/
Ssaraf733/
Sirafe733/
Sherof733/
Seraub733/
Sergof732/
Seravh732/
Serraw732/
Sareaf732/
Zerafe732/
Cerraf732/
Sorhaf731/
Saerav731/
Saraif731/
Sarapf731/
Sarhaf731/
Siraft731/
Searav731/
Seratv731/
Seravt731/
Serrav731/
Seerav731/
Szaraf731/
Zerayf731/
Szerof731/
Syrafe731/
Jerafe731/
Zerafz731/
Zerhaf731/
Serawt731/
Seeraw731/
Syraif731/
Ssyraf731/
Zehraf731/
Scerab730/
Sciraf730/
Sheerashf711/
Sherova6716,817/
Shereif671,236/
Sarraff67753/
Sharraf67515/
Sharaff67508/
Cherraf67504/
Saraaaf67140/
Cheraif67115/
Sheroff6791/
Sergova6783/
Djerraf6757/
Sharaif6736/
Serhova6731/
Shareaf6731/
Sayrafe6724/
Scherof6723/
Saharaf6720/
Cheraft6715/
Sairafe6715/
Sharaaf6713/
Shireaf6713/
Zerhaft6712/
Scharaf6711/
Sharauf679/
Sierova678/
Sherhab677/
Shoraff676/
Sahreaf675/
Sahraif675/
Shairaf674/
Szeraws674/
Shohraf674/
Sehrawt673/
Sarraaf673/
Sheravt673/
Sherrof672/
Sergoff672/
Sheroof672/
Seraphe672/
Serauph671/
Searova671/
Saaraaf671/
Saraphf671/
Gerafch671/
Scherhaufe671/
Sierrof671/
Shehrav671/
Sherabh671/
Sereiff671/
Sharapf671/
Shetraw671/
Sirreaf671/
Serrouf671/
Shahraf671/
Jeraffe671/
Shereab671/
Sieroff671/
Ssharaf671/
Sarahaf671/
Seerhof671/
Seerova671/
Cerasfe671/
Chereaf671/
Sheeraw671/
Shieraw671/
Shiraff671/
Zeraatf671/
Seherof671/
Chetraf671/
Sheerab671/
Shergaw671/
Shaaraf671/
Szirafe671/
Shirafs670/
Serhoff670/
Searoff670/
Scheirhauf670/
Seroifs670/

Seraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seraf in the Oriya language
େସରାଫesarapha-
Seraf in the Marathi language
सेरफserapha-
Seraf in the Hindi language
सेराफserapha75
सेरफserapha25
Seraf in the Russian language
Серафseraf-

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