Serafa Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Serafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Serafá (1) are calculated separately.

Serafa (40) may also be a first name.

Serafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serafa (Marathi: सेरफा) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as a variant: Serafá. Click here for further potential spellings of Serafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Serafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Serafa is the 3,323,005th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Serafa live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Serafa is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Serafa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 71 percent reside, Limpopo, where 14 percent reside and North West, where 14 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Serafa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Serafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.23% less than the national average, earning R 94,500 per year and in United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serafá941/
Serafat9233/
Sherafa9214/
Serrafa924/
Serafha924/
Serafas922/
Serafea922/
Sherafat864,604/
Serafeas863/
Serafass862/
Sheraufa861/
Sherafai861/
Sheerafa861/
Sarafa837,907/
Zerafa832,750/
Serafi832,526/
Serafy831,262/
Serafe8322/
Serafo8320/
Serefa8312/
Sirafa8310/
Gerafa835/
Serafí831/
Jerafa831/
Sheeraafa805/
Sherefa7711,433/
Sharafa771,392/
Sherafi771,112/
Shorafa77639/
Cherafa77551/
Serrafi77448/
Serafio77242/
Seirafi77169/
Serafis7778/
Sisrafa7762/
Sarrafa7744/
Szerafi7736/
Zerafat7729/
Seyrafi7727/
Sarafah7727/
Sirafha7723/
Serasfe7721/
Zeraffa7715/
Sorafah7715/
Seirafe7714/
Szerafy776/
Sereefa775/
Serafie775/
Djerafa774/
Sahrafa773/
Serafyi773/
Sirafat772/
Sarafai772/
Sarafha772/
Zerrafa772/
Shirafa772/
Seirafy772/
Serrafo772/
Ssarafa772/
Zerafas771/
Seroffa771/
Sherafe771/
Sierefa771/
Saraffa771/
Saraufa771/
Searafe771/
Serafes771/
Seraffi771/
Sierafi771/
Seyrafy771/
Serafet771/
Serafyp771/
Serafee770/
Sherefay71158/
Shereefa7198/
Sharafah7149/
Sharafai7128/
Sharaffa7125/
Sarrafah7123/
Shirafat7121/
Seiraffi7113/
Sarrafha7112/
Djerrafa718/
Seraphat715/
Cherafat715/
Serrafis713/
Sheraifi713/
Cheraifa713/
Sharrafa712/
Cheraffa712/
Sherafet712/
Sharafau712/
Gerraffa711/
Shereffa711/
Djeraffa711/
Saharafa711/
Shahrafa711/
Sherafeh711/
Sherafee711/
Serraifi711/
Shearefa711/
Shirzafa711/
Sherafgi711/
Zarafa67174/
Zerafi67137/
Sarofa67101/
Zirafa6785/
Sarefa6747/
Sorofa6746/
Sirafi6744/
Xyrafa6736/
Zerefa6734/
Sirofa6733/
Sorefa6719/
Sarafo6718/
Serofe6716/
Shereefaa6711/
Scharaffa6711/
Sirafy678/
Girafa675/
Gerafo674/
Sirafe673/
Zerafe672/
Syrafi672/
Sheroufat672/
Shearafee671/
Cerafi671/
Zérafa671/
Serofj671/
Syrafe671/
Sharrafah671/

Serafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serafa in the Marathi language
सेरफाserapha-

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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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  • 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 Serafa
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