Sherfa Surname
Approximately 1,880 people bear this surname
Sherfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Iran | 406 | 1:189,120 | 15,520 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Sherfa (1,642) may also be a first name.
Sherfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherfa (Marathi: शेरफा) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherfa? popularity and diffusion
Sherfa is the 217,988th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,876,354 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Sherfa reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sherfa is also the 190,241st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 1,642 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Without taking into account Ethiopia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherfa in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरफा | serapha | - |
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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 Sherfa
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