Serufu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Serufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Serufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Serufu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Serufu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Serufu are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Serufu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Serufu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Oyo, where 43 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Serufu occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sserufu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Seroufou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sarufu | 83 | 297 | / |
| Serifu | 83 | 161 | / |
| Sherifu | 77 | 108 | / |
| Seriffu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sharufu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shirufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sehrifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheriffu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sherifuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheerifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharufau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirufau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarifu | 67 | 205 | / |
| Zerifu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sirifu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Šerifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharifu | 62 | 4,724 | / |
| Sariffu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Shirifu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Shariffu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Sharrifu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Sahriffu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Serrifou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sharriffu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zarifu | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Serufu
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