Serafo Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Serafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Serafo (20) may also be a first name.

Serafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Serafo occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Serafo occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Serafo are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,675,204. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serrafo922/
Serafa8335/
Sarafo8318/
Gerafo834/
Serafá831/
Sharafo771,307/
Geraffo7739/
Serafat7733/
Sirafos7717/
Sherafa7714/
Sarrafo775/
Serafha774/
Serrafa774/
Serafas772/
Sherefo771/
Sherafat714,604/
Sharafoh71106/
Syrrafos7119/
Sharafou718/
Serafass712/
Seroufou711/
Sheerafa711/
Syrrafou711/
Sheraufa711/
Sarafa677,907/
Zerafa672,750/
Sarefo67228/
Serefa6712/
Sirafa6710/
Sheeraafa675/
Gerafa675/
Jerafa671/
Sharafouh671/
Sarofo671/
Sirofo671/

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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 Serafo
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