Sharafan Surname
Approximately 3,459 people bear this surname
Sharafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2,390 | 1:2,359 | 444 |
| Yemen | 394 | 1:67,069 | 4,827 |
| Ukraine | 341 | 1:133,498 | 18,801 |
| Russia | 284 | 1:507,476 | 46,627 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 1:803,750 | 51,043 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sharafan (571) may also be a first name.
Sharafan Demographics
Sharafan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sharafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sharafan (Hindi: शराफन, Marathi: शराफन, Russian: Шарафан) is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharafan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 130,762nd most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,106,836 people. Sharafan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Sharafan are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Levant. Sharafan is also the 350,891st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 571 people.
This surname is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is held by 2,390 people, or 1 in 2,359. In Lebanon Sharafan is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 95 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 2 percent live and North Governorate, where 1 percent live. Outside of Lebanon this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 11 percent live and Ukraine, where 10 percent live.
Sharafan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Maronite (95%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharafan in the Marathi language | ||
| शराफन | saraphana | 58.33 |
| शरफान | saraphana | 41.67 |
| Sharafan in the Hindi language | ||
| शराफन | saraphana | 44.44 |
| शरफान | saraphana | 44.44 |
| शरफन | saraphana | 5.56 |
| शराफ़न | sarafana | 5.56 |
| Sharafan in the Russian language | ||
| Шарафан | sarafan | - |
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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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- 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 Sharafan
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