Serfat Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Serfat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serfat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Serfat (29) may also be a first name.

Serfat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serfat (Arabic: سرفات) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serfat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Serfat reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Serfat is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 92 percent live, Imo, where 4 percent live and Ogun, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria Serfat exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Serfat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Serfat last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherfat924/
Serfate921/
Serfa9183/
Sherfa831,880/
Serfas83672/
Sarfat83171/
Zerfat8383/
Serfai839/
Sirfat832/
Serfah831/
Sierfa831/
Serfay831/
Gerfat831/
Serfaz831/
Serfap830/
Serfass771,560/
Sharfat7799/
Gerfaut7740/
Gerfast7716/
Shirfat773/
Sherfad773/
Djerfat771/
Szarfat771/
Serfeaz771/
Serffad771/
Serfeit771/
Serfaiz771/
Sarfatt771/
Serfaus770/
Serfasz770/
Searfas770/
Sherfay770/
Sherffa770/
Zerfa733,612/
Sirfa736/
Serfo731/
Cerfa731/
Searfass7194/
Shearefa711/
Shirfath711/
Shirfate711/
Searfaus710/
Searfost710/
Cherfa672,878/
Cerfas6737/
Serfos6725/
Cirfat6716/
Zarfat6712/
Serfou675/
Shirfa674/
Sarfad674/
Servah673/
Sirfaz673/
Sırfay672/
Searfo671/
Sherfo671/
Sairfa671/
Searfauss670/

Serfat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serfat in the Arabic language
سرفاتsrfat-

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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 Serfat
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