Sherafar Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sherafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Sherafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sherafar (Marathi: शेरफर) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sherafar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherafar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Sherafar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sherafar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharafar | 88 | 6 | / |
| Serajfar | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sherefar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherafoor | 82 | 59 | / |
| Sharaffar | 82 | 15 | / |
| Serajfard | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sarafar | 80 | 66 | / |
| Sarajfar | 75 | 12 | / |
| Chirafar | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sarrafar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sirafare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seraford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sarraffar | 71 | 40 | / |
| Chirafare | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sharafoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serafford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Saraheifar | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shaharavar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sarafor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiroifard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saraphar | 63 | 53 | / |
| Soraphar | 63 | 10 | / |
| Sirousfar | 59 | 37 | / |
| Saraaphar | 59 | 4 | / |
| Saravahar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sarephear | 59 | 0 | / |
Sherafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherafar in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरफर | seraphara | - |
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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 Sherafar
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