Sharfa Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Sharfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sharfa (584) may also be a first name.
Sharfa Demographics
Average Sharfa Salary in
United States
$65,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sharfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharfa (Hindi: शारफा, Marathi: शरफा, Russian: Шарфа) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,235,409th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Sharfa live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 346,315th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 584 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 1,362,637. In Nigeria Sharfa is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 91 percent live, Borno, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Sharfa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sharfa last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Sharfa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharfa in the Marathi language | ||
| शरफा | sarapha | 80 |
| शारदा | sarada | 10 |
| सारका | saraka | 5 |
| शारफा | sarapha | 5 |
| Sharfa in the Hindi language | ||
| शारफा | sarapha | 47.83 |
| शरफा | sarapha | 43.48 |
| शर्फा | sarpha | 8.7 |
| Sharfa in the Russian language | ||
| Шарфа | sarfa | - |
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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 Sharfa
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