Serafin Surname

12,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Serafin Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Serafino (highest order of angels).

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Serafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland14,4491:2,631243
Mexico9,6321:12,8871,191
United States5,1891:69,8518,115
Philippines4,9271:20,5482,557
Italy3,8571:15,8562,658
Brazil2,5341:84,4813,177
Peru1,1681:27,2122,883
Argentina6891:62,0375,282
Germany4241:189,87122,028
Australia3761:71,7978,481
Romania3611:55,6176,817
France3521:188,70129,353
Spain3501:133,57710,121
Canada2501:147,38215,086
England1941:287,20622,180
Slovakia1631:32,7395,897
Venezuela1371:220,4685,746
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Cuba1151:100,1983,027
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Ecuador991:160,6657,258
Haiti951:112,4625,278
Czechia871:122,22419,686
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
South Africa621:873,83457,209
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Colombia371:1,291,19110,220
Norway351:146,92218,432
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Sweden261:378,72126,697
El Salvador261:243,9962,219
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Austria181:473,08046,251
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palau11:21,643223
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Serafín (216), Sérafin (1) & Serafìn (1) are calculated separately.

Serafin (93,390) may also be a first name.

Serafin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Serafino (highest order of angels).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Serafin surname is a Polish, Italian and Spanish equivalent of the English surname Seraph, used to refer to an angelic being.

- albanopirino

Serafin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serafin (Arabic: صيرافين, Hindi: सेराफिन, Marathi: सेराफीन, Oriya: େସରାଫିନ, Russian: Серафин) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Serafín, Sérafin or Serafìn. For other potential spellings of Serafin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serafin? popularity and diffusion

Serafin is the 12,091st most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 156,833 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Serafin live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 32 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 10,831st most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 93,390 people.

This last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 14,449 people, or 1 in 2,631. Barring Poland Serafin exists in 84 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Serafin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Serafin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 37,064 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Serafin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Serafin last name are 40.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Serafin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 114.08% more than the national average, earning €64,289 per year; in Norway they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning 245,921 kr per year; in Peru they earn 39.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,740 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.05% less than the national average, earning R 199,488 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.77% less than the national average, earning $17,760,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $49,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Serafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serafin in the Hindi language
सेराफिनseraphina-
Serafin in the Oriya language
େସରାଫିନesaraphina-
Serafin in the Marathi language
सेराफीनseraphina50
सेरािफनseraiphana33.33
सॅरँिफनseramiphana5.56
शेरफीनseraphina5.56
सेरिफनseriphana5.56
Serafin in the Russian language
Серафинserafin-
Serafin in the Arabic language
صيرافينsyrafyn-
سيرافينsyrafyn-

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