Serefi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Serefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Şerefi (5) are calculated separately.

Serefi (12) may also be a first name.

Serefi Last Name Facts

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

Serefi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Şerefi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serefi? popularity and diffusion

Serefi is the 4,307,654th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Serefi are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Serefi is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Serefi is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 60 percent reside, Western Cape, where 27 percent reside and Free State, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Serefi Last Name Statistics demography

Serefi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.46% less than the national average, earning R 79,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şerefi945/
Serefio923/
Serefis921/
Serafi832,526/
Serifi83967/
Sirefi8345/
Serefa8312/
Serefe835/
Zerefi834/
Sherefa7711,433/
Sherifi773,229/
Sherafi771,112/
Sairefi77727/
Serrafi77448/
Serifis77249/
Seirafi77169/
Gereffi77143/
Saerofi7787/
Sharefi7775/
Szerafi7736/
Sherefe7716/
Sereefa775/
Serafie775/
Zerefie774/
Serafyi773/
Cherefi772/
Serifih772/
Serifio771/
Sarrefi771/
Seraffi771/
Sierafi771/
Sierefa771/
Sirefiz771/
Seriffi771/
Sherefay71158/
Shereefa7198/
Shareefi7121/
Sharhefi7114/
Seiraffi7113/
Sheriffi7111/
Shariefi718/
Serefeas717/
Shereefj713/
Sheraifi713/
Scherifi712/
Sherafai711/
Shearefa711/
Sherefed711/
Serraifi711/
Sierifis711/
Shearifi711/
Sherrifi711/
Shesrifi711/
Shaerifi711/
Shereffa711/
Shereefe711/
Seherifi711/
Zerefe672,254/
Sarafi671,992/
Šerifi671,933/
Zerifi671,921/
Serafy671,262/
Sirifi67383/
Sarifi67323/
Sarofi67262/
Serifa67190/
Zerafi67137/
Sarefe6767/
Sirafi6744/
Zerefa6734/
Şerifi6733/
Serife6732/
Serafe6722/
Sirofi6722/
Serofe6716/
Shereefaa6711/
Sheriffai675/
Gerifi673/
Serify673/
Syrafi672/
Zarefi672/
Sirjfi671/
Cerifi671/
Sheriffie671/
Cerafi671/
Shariefie671/
Serofj671/

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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 Serefi
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