Sherafat Surname

102,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sherafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,5331:16,9392,193
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sherafat (8,554) may also be a first name.

Sherafat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sherafat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sherafat (Hindi: शेराफत, Marathi: शेराफत) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherafat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 102,351st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,582,873 people. The last name Sherafat is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sherafat reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 68,042nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 8,554 people.

The surname Sherafat is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 4,533 people, or 1 in 16,939. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Isfahan Province, where 20 percent live, Fars Province, where 13 percent live and Tehran Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Sherafat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherafat last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Sherafat earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sherafat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherafat in the Hindi language
शेराफतseraphata-
Sherafat in the Marathi language
शेराफतseraphata-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sherafat
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