Serafina Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Serafina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serafina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2261:447,95755,016
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
India71:109,580,769786,157
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Serafina (84,801) may also be a first name.

Serafina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Serafina (Arabic: سيرافينا, Hindi: सेराफिन, Marathi: सेराफीना, Oriya: େସରଫିନା, Russian: Серафина) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Serafína. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serafina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 461,659th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. Serafina is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Serafina reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,783rd most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 84,801 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 447,957. In The Philippines Serafina is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 57 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Caraga, where 10 percent live. Apart from The Philippines Serafina exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Serafina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Serafina has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Serafina surname expanded 1,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Serafina Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Serafina surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Serafina earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.07% less than the national average, earning $31,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Serafina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serafina in the Oriya language
େସରଫିନାesaraphina-
Serafina in the Marathi language
सेराफीनाseraphina-
Serafina in the Hindi language
सेराफिनseraphina33.33
सेरफिनाseraphina33.33
सेराफीनाseraphina33.33
Serafina in the Russian language
Серафинаserafina-
Serafina in the Arabic language
سيرافيناsyrafyna-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Serafina
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