Serafim Surname
Approximately 105,891 people bear this surname
Serafim Surname User-submission:
The Serafim surname is the Portuguese equivalent of the English surname Seraph. It used to refer to an angelic being.
Serafim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 77,290 | 1:2,770 | 255 |
| Angola | 18,536 | 1:1,456 | 256 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| Portugal | 2,736 | 1:3,808 | 451 |
| Romania | 930 | 1:21,589 | 2,775 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| Russia | 89 | 1:1,619,360 | 108,163 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Spain | 58 | 1:806,070 | 33,159 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Cape Verde | 31 | 1:17,085 | 630 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Cyprus | 28 | 1:31,603 | 3,400 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: Sérafim (2) are calculated separately.
Serafim (44,127) may also be a first name.
Serafim Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Serafim surname is the Portuguese equivalent of the English surname Seraph. It used to refer to an angelic being.
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Serafim Religious Adherence
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Serafim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serafim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Serafim (Hindi: सेराफिम, Marathi: सेरािफम, Russian: Серафим) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear as: Sérafim. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Serafim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,350th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 68,821 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Serafim reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 73 percent reside in Luso-South America. Serafim is also the 20,494th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 44,127 people.
The surname Serafim is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 77,290 people, or 1 in 2,770. In Brazil Serafim is most common in: São Paulo, where 24 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 9 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 18 percent are found and Mozambique, where 5 percent are found.
Serafim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Serafim last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Serafim last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Serafim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.73% more than the national average, earning R 391,464 per year; in United States they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning $49,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $54,328 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sérafim | 95 | 2 | / |
| Serafeim | 93 | 720 | / |
| Serafhim | 93 | 24 | / |
| Serrafim | 93 | 19 | / |
| Sereafim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Seraffim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Serafiom | 93 | 1 | / |
| Serafimm | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sherafim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Serafin | 86 | 46,467 | / |
| Sarafim | 86 | 2,319 | / |
| Serafym | 86 | 183 | / |
| Sirafim | 86 | 127 | / |
| Serefim | 86 | 30 | / |
| Cerafim | 86 | 28 | / |
| Serofim | 86 | 14 | / |
| Serafem | 86 | 4 | / |
| Zerafim | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jerafim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Serafimova | 82 | 2,767 | / |
| Serafimová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Seraphim | 80 | 2,687 | / |
| Serafina | 80 | 731 | / |
| Szerafin | 80 | 136 | / |
| Seraffin | 80 | 134 | / |
| Serafinn | 80 | 21 | / |
| Seroufim | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sherafin | 80 | 6 | / |
| Serrafin | 80 | 5 | / |
| Serafion | 80 | 4 | / |
| Serafien | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sarrafim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Serasfin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Serafint | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seerafin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Serafinc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seraafin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Serafn | 77 | 19 | / |
| Sharafimh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarofim | 71 | 503 | / |
| Serafyn | 71 | 459 | / |
| Serafymova | 71 | 335 | / |
| Serafinová | 71 | 233 | / |
| Serafín | 71 | 216 | / |
| Cerafin | 71 | 196 | / |
| Zerafin | 71 | 148 | / |
| Serafen | 71 | 37 | / |
| Serafinova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Serofimova | 71 | 22 | / |
| Sirafimova | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sirafin | 71 | 13 | / |
| Serofin | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sarafym | 71 | 10 | / |
| Seraffn | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sérafin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serafìn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarefim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seraphin | 67 | 20,783 | / |
| Saraphim | 67 | 141 | / |
| Soraphim | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sarofiem | 67 | 17 | / |
| Serafyna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cerafina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Serofina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Searafinová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Séraphim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Séraffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szerafín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherafin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serophim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seraphem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirafina | 67 | 1 | / |
Serafim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Serafim in the Hindi language | ||
| सेराफिम | seraphima | - |
| Serafim in the Marathi language | ||
| सेरािफम | seraiphama | - |
| Serafim in the Russian language | ||
| Серафим | serafim | - |
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