Serafín Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Serafín Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serafín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1331:40,1247,469
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Serafin (46,467), Serafìn (1) & Sérafin (1) are calculated separately.

Serafín (450) may also be a first name.

Serafín Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serafín occurs most in Slovakia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Serafin, Serafìn or Sérafin. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Serafín? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,121,821st most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Serafín reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Serafín is also the 403,380th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 450 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 40,124. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Žilina Region, where 71 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 23 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Slovakia it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serafin9546,467/
Serafìn951/
Szerafín931/
Serafn9219/
Sérafin901/
Serafyn86459/
Serafen8637/
Seraffn864/
Serafínová82156/
Serafina80731/
Szerafin80136/
Seraffin80134/
Serafinn8021/
Serafyna807/
Sherafin806/
Serrafin805/
Serafion804/
Serafien803/
Serasfin801/
Serafint801/
Seerafin801/
Serafinc801/
Seraafin801/
Szerafínová786/
Seerafeen751/
Serafim71105,891/
Serafinová71233/
Cerafin71196/
Serafym71183/
Zerafin71148/
Serafinova7123/
Sirafin7113/
Serofin7110/
Serafem714/
Sirafen714/
Seraphin6720,783/
Serrafim6719/
Shyrafyn675/
Cerafina675/
Seraphen674/
Searafinová672/
Sirafina671/
Sherafim671/
Seraffim671/
Séraffin671/
Cherafin671/
Sereafim671/

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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 Serafín
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