Serifa Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Serifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda951:410,94025,444
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Šerifa (2) are calculated separately.

Serifa (2,636) may also be a first name.

Serifa Last Name Facts

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

Serifa (Marathi: सेरीफा, Oriya: େସେରଫା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šerifa. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Serifa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 143,058th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,636 people.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 410,940. In Uganda Serifa is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 34 percent are found, Adjumani District, where 22 percent are found and Koboko District, where 16 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šerifa942/
Sherifa923,113/
Serifat92384/
Seriffa921/
Sherifat86541/
Sherifaj86368/
Sherifah86176/
Sheriffa8611/
Sherifay862/
Sheirifa861/
Serifaut861/
Sarifa832,932/
Sorifa831,713/
Serifi83967/
Serife8332/
Serefa8312/
Sirifa835/
Serify833/
Serifo832/
Zerifa831/
Sheriffai805/
Sheriffat803/
Sherrifat801/
Sheriffah801/
Sherefa7711,433/
Sharifa7711,115/
Sarifah776,142/
Serifou774,248/
Sherifi773,229/
Shorifa772,343/
Sherife771,490/
Cherifa771,053/
Saroifa77344/
Serifis77249/
Serefas7783/
Sarifha7722/
Shirifa776/
Sereefa775/
Sahrifa775/
Sherifo774/
Sherufa773/
Sorifah772/
Serifih772/
Seriffi771/
Sirifat771/
Sirifai771/
Siriofa771/
Sierefa771/
Sarifaa771/
Serifio771/
Serifos771/
Serefat771/
Sheryfa771/
Gerifah770/
Sharifah71452/
Sheriffy71240/
Sheriffe71230/
Sherefay71158/
Shereefa7198/
Sharifai7190/
Gerifaud7128/
Sherrife7116/
Shariefa7114/
Shorifah7113/
Shariffa7113/
Sharifha7111/
Sheriffi7111/
Sherifhe7110/
Seriphap7110/
Serefeas717/
Cheriffa717/
Sherifee715/
Shirifat715/
Saharifa714/
Sheraifi713/
Sharifaa713/
Sherifou713/
Cheraifa713/
Cherrifa712/
Scherifi712/
Cherifat712/
Sarifaah711/
Shereffa711/
Sherifer711/
Ssharifa711/
Serrifou711/
Shahrifa711/
Shesrifi711/
Sherrifi711/
Shearifi711/
Sierifis711/
Seherifi711/
Seriffou711/
Serraifi711/
Saarifah711/
Shearefa711/
Sharifay711/
Chearifa711/
Šerifi671,933/
Zerifi671,921/
Zerife671,290/
Sarufa67884/
Zarifa67765/
Sirifi67383/
Sherriffe67125/
Sarefa6747/
Serufo6743/
Sarifo6737/
Zerefa6734/
Şerifi6733/
Serefi6721/
Sorefa6719/
Šerife6712/
Sirife6712/
Shereefaa6711/
Sirufa6710/
Sirifo6710/
Shariffah675/
Serefe675/
Cherriffa675/
Xerife674/
Sorufa674/
Zerify673/
Gerifo673/
Zirifa672/
Sherifych671/
Zorifa671/
Zerifo671/
Sheriffie671/
Cerife671/
Shariffai671/
Şerife671/
Sharrifah671/
Gerefa671/
Cerifi671/
Sharriffa671/
Shahrifah671/
Sherriffo670/
Scherifer670/

Serifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serifa in the Oriya language
େସେରଫାeserapha-
Serifa in the Marathi language
सेरीफाseripha-

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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
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  • 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 Serifa
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