Serafim Surname

5,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil77,2901:2,770255
Angola18,5361:1,456256
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
Portugal2,7361:3,808451
Romania9301:21,5892,775
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Australia701:385,65331,598
Spain581:806,07033,159
France571:1,165,311123,217
Greece491:226,11835,110
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
England371:1,505,89364,828
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Cape Verde311:17,085630
India311:24,744,045333,161
Cyprus281:31,6033,400
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Belarus121:791,75562,255
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

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.

- albanopirino

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) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Sérafim. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serafim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Serafim is the 5,350th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 68,821 people. The surname Serafim 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. It is also the 20,494th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 44,127 people.

The last name Serafim is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 77,290 people, or 1 in 2,770. In Brazil Serafim is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 24 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 9 percent reside. Beside Brazil Serafim is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 18 percent reside and Mozambique, where 5 percent reside.

Serafim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Serafim are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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

Serafim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serafim in the Hindi language
सेराफिमseraphima-
Serafim in the Marathi language
सेरािफमseraiphama-
Serafim in the Russian language
Серафимserafim-

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