Serefu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Serefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Serefu (21) may also be a first name.
Serefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Serefu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Serefu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Serefu is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Serefu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Serefu is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Serefu is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherefu | 92 | 36 | / |
| Serefou | 92 | 12 | / |
| Zerefu | 83 | 1,307 | / |
| Serifu | 83 | 161 | / |
| Sarefu | 83 | 52 | / |
| Sirefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Serifou | 77 | 4,248 | / |
| Sherifu | 77 | 108 | / |
| Zerefou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Seriffu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sharefu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shirefu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sherafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerefau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sehrifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheriffu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sherifou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sheerifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serifaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherefou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seriffou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sareifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serrifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherifuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarafu | 67 | 451 | / |
| Sarifu | 67 | 205 | / |
| Sirofu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zerifu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sirafu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sirifu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Šerifu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Serefu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis