Serafi Surname

170,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Serafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,6781:54,7895,270
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Greece361:307,77244,531
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Namibia141:172,1009,625
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

Serafi (266) may also be a first name.

Serafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Serafi (Arabic: الصيرفي, Russian: Серафи) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Serafí. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Serafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,597th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,885,014 people. The last name Serafi occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Serafi reside; 67 percent reside in North Africa and 66 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 545,281st most common first name worldwide, borne by 266 people.

The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 1,678 people, or 1 in 54,789. Without taking into account Egypt this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent reside and Kuwait, where 2 percent reside.

Serafi Last Name Statistics demography

Serafi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.1% more than the national average, earning $69,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serafí941/
Sherafi921,112/
Serrafi92448/
Serafio92242/
Seirafi92169/
Serafis9278/
Szerafi9236/
Seyrafi9227/
Serafie925/
Serafyi923/
Seraffi921/
Sierafi921/
Seiraffi8613/
Serrafis863/
Sheraifi863/
Sherafai861/
Serraifi861/
Sherafgi861/
Sarafi831,992/
Serafy831,262/
Zerafi83137/
Sirafi8344/
Serafa8335/
Gerafi8325/
Serafe8322/
Serefi8321/
Jerafi8310/
Syrafi832/
Cerafi831/
Serafá831/
Sharafi7735,185/
Sairafi771,658/
Sarrafi771,227/
Cherafi77187/
Saerofi7787/
Sayrafi7722/
Serasfe7721/
Djerafi7714/
Sherafa7714/
Seirafe7714/
Cerafio7713/
Sorafie7711/
Sahrafi779/
Szerafy776/
Sarafie776/
Serrafa774/
Serafha774/
Zeraifi774/
Seraphi773/
Siraffi772/
Jeraffi772/
Sarafai772/
Seirafy772/
Serafea772/
Siraafi771/
Zerrafi771/
Sarafih771/
Seráfio771/
Zeraffi771/
Seroufi771/
Sherafe771/
Shirafi771/
Searafe771/
Serafes771/
Gerrafi771/
Seyrafy771/
Serafet771/
Serafyp771/
Serafee770/
Sherhaufei751/
Cherrafi71146/
Sharafai7128/
Sharafih7122/
Sarrafie715/
Djerrafi715/
Sheroufi715/
Seraphie714/
Sharaffi714/
Cheraifi713/
Serafeas713/
Sherafet712/
Shahrafi712/
Cherafis711/
Sheraufa711/
Djeraffi711/
Sherafeh711/
Seraphis711/
Sherafee711/
Seraphio711/
Sheerafa711/
Shearraffei711/
Shiraifi711/
Zerafa672,750/
Sarafe67830/
Zarafi67270/
Sarofi67262/
Zirafi67155/
Sirefi6745/
Xyrafi6745/
Sirofi6722/
Serofe6716/
Sirafa6710/
Sirafy678/
Gerofi677/
Sarafy677/
Sharafieh676/
Serefe675/
Jirafi675/
Şerefi675/
Sheeraafa675/
Zerefi674/
Sirafe673/
Gerafy673/
Girafi673/
Sarrafieh672/
Zerafe672/
Shearafee671/
Serofj671/
Shahrafie671/
Syrafe671/
Jerafe671/

Serafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serafi in the Russian language
Серафиserafi-
Serafi in the Arabic language
الصيرفيalsyrfy-

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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
  • 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 Serafi
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