Sharafiya Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Sharafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Sharafiya (118) may also be a first name.
Sharafiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharafiya (Hindi: शरफिया) is more frequently found in Qatar than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sharafiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharafiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sharafiya is the 3,957,383rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sharafiya reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Sharafiya is also the 859,937th most widely held first name in the world, held by 118 people.
It is most numerous in Qatar, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Other than Qatar Sharafiya is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent live and The Maldives, where 28 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharafiyat | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sarafiya | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sarafiyah | 89 | 6 | / |
| Sarafiyat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sharafeeya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sharafai | 82 | 28 | / |
| Sarafaya | 82 | 12 | / |
| Sharafaj | 82 | 5 | / |
| Serafiya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sharafau | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sarofiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharafae | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sarafiyeh | 78 | 25 | / |
| Sharafawe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shahrafie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sarafaj | 75 | 84 | / |
| Sarafie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sarafai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Charaphiya | 74 | 37 | / |
| Sharavaiah | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sharafou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sarrafie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sarafoji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sarafeas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherafai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarafuji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shearraffei | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sherafaie | 67 | 120 | / |
| Saravaiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarrafieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sharoofie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharafouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shearafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seraphiya | 67 | 1 | / |
Sharafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| शरफिया | saraphiya | 77.78 |
| शरफियाज़् | saraphiyaz | 11.11 |
| शराफिया | saraphiya | 11.11 |
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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 Sharafiya
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