Seraphin Surname

25,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Dominica

Seraphin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seraphin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad10,5911:1,283239
Haiti6,8691:1,555237
United States8411:430,98637,180
France5641:117,77117,756
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Germany2571:313,25131,672
Brazil2391:895,70932,172
Cameroon1161:179,04418,906
Tanzania1131:468,51032,208
Ivory Coast931:248,0789,899
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Dominica661:1,150235
England661:844,21344,691
Benin601:172,26017,125
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Canada501:736,91258,785
Saint Lucia401:4,470629
India351:21,916,154310,282
Guyana301:25,4072,928
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Séraphin (49) are calculated separately.

Seraphin (91,379) may also be a first name.

Seraphin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seraphin (Hindi: सेरफीना, Oriya: େସରାଫିନ) is found most in Chad. It can also be rendered as a variant: Séraphin. For other possible spellings of Seraphin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seraphin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,912th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 350,649 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Seraphin reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 11,063rd most common first name at a global level, held by 91,379 people.

Seraphin is most widespread in Chad, where it is held by 10,591 people, or 1 in 1,283. Aside from Chad this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Seraphin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seraphin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,672 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seraphin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seraphin last name are 4.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seraphin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.22% less than the national average, earning $42,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seraphin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seraphin in the Hindi language
सेरफीनाseraphina50
सेरफिनाseraphina50
Seraphin in the Oriya language
େସରାଫିନesaraphina50
େସରଫିନesaraphina30
େଶରାଫିନesaraphina10
େସରାଫୀନesaraphina10

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Footnotes

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