Sherfali Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sherfali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherfali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089

Sherfali (627) may also be a first name.

Sherfali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sherfali is most common in Iran. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherfali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Sherfali occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sherfali live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sherfali is also the 332,667th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 627 people.

It is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran Sherfali is most prevalent in: Gilan Province, where 70 percent are found, Markazi Province, where 10 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serfali932/
Sharfali88138/
Cherfali881/
Cherfale75293/
Cherfoli7513/
Serfolio751/
Cherfhale711/
Sarfale67597/
Cerfolio6346/
Cerfolli635/
Chirfale634/
Sarpfale631/
Cherphale594/
Sharpheale564/
Cerfelj531/
Sarphale5045/

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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 Sherfali
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